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Units Settings

Unit Selection Made Simple: Configuring Distance, Area, Volume, Chainage, and GNSS Scale Factors

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Distance & Angle
Tolerance settings
Atmospheric unit settings

Distance & Angle

  1. To configure the units settings for Distance and Angle, go to Settings > Units & Tolerances from within the Home screen/Admin Panel.


    • Distance is selected by default.
  2. Unit Options:
    • For Distance select from Meter, US Survey Feet Fractional, US Survey Feet Decimal, Feet Fractional, or Feet Decimals.
    • For Area select from m², Hectare, US ft², US Acres, Int ft², or Int Acres.
    • For Volume select from m³, Int ft³, US ft³, or yd³.
    • For Chainage select one of the predefined settings.
    • For Scale factor GNSS select between Factor and ppm or mm/km. 
    • Tap to save changes.
  3. Select Angle.
  4. Angle Options:
    • For Angle select from Gon, Deg Min Sec, or Deg Dec.
    • For Vertical Angle the sole setting is Zenith.
    • For Slope Display select from H:V, V:H, %, or Elev. Angle.
    • For Latitude, Longitude select between Deg Min Sec or Deg Dec.
    • Tap to save changes.

Tolerance Settings

  1. To configure the settings for tolerances, go to Settings > Units & Tolerances from within the Home screen/Admin Panel.
  2. Select Tolerances.
    • The screen contains tolerance settings for Total Station and GPS.
    • The tolerance setting for Verification report is only available with the respective licence.
  3. In the Tolerance Settings screen, define the Tolerance level.
    Select from three predefined tolerance sets:
    • Tolerant
    • Medium
    • Precise
    • Or select a user-defined tolerance set.
  4. Tap to save changes.
To define a user-specific tolerance set:
      • Tap one of the relevant icons.
      • Give the tolerance set the desired name.
      • Enter the desired tolerance values for Total Station and GPS.
        Both values must be set! By default the Medium values are set.
      • When finished tap to confirm.
      • Up to ten user-defined tolerances can be stored.



Adopted tolerance values differ according to the connected instrument, and the active application: 

Tolerance level
  Tolerant Medium Precise
Total Station       
TPS Setup 2D 0.0300 m 0.0120 m 0.0030 m
TPS Setup Height 0.0400 m 0.0160 m 0.0040 m
TPS StakeOut 2D 0.0600 m 0.0120 m 0.0060 m
TPS StakeOut Height 0.0800 m 0.0160 m 0.0080 m
GPS       
GPS Quality 2D 0.0600 m 0.0300 m 0.0150 m
GPS Quality Height 0.0800 m 0.0400 m  0.0200 m
GDOP 5.0 4.0  3.0
GPS StakeOut 2D 0.0600 m 0.0300 m 0.0150 m
GPS StakeOut Height 0.0800 m 0.0400 m 0.0200 m
Verification 0.0800 m 0.0160 m  0.0080 m

Atmospheric unit settings

  1. To configure the settings for atmospheric units, go to Settings > Units & Tolerances from within the Home screen/Admin Panel.
  2. Select Atmosphere.
  3. In the Atmosphere Settings screen, set the units for Temperature and Pressure.
    • For Temperature select between Celsius (ºC) and Fahrenheit (ºF).
    • For Pressure select from mbar, mmHg and inHg.
  4. Tap to save changes.