Survey with laser instruments

[Graham Mullan]

If I remember correctly, some years back work was done on the 
theoretical constraints of surveying which showed that the optimum 
length for a leg - in order to get the most accurate results - was 
actually quite short, well under the length of a standard 30 m tape. 
However, most surveyors will still go for the longest legs that they can 
for speed, believing that their performance will not be affected so much 
over shorter trips and thus accuracy will be maintained.

Has anyone done any similar work on surveying using laser tools rather 
than tape and eyesight instruments and, if so, are the results any 
different?

Graham

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