- GPS (static, RTK, VRS)
- Azimuth and distance observations (e.g. Mekometer ME5000)
- Precision levelling
- Gyroscope measurements (Gyromat 2000)
Engineering surveying
swisstopo operates engineering and special surveys for federal agencies and third parties at market interest rates.
- Deformation monitoring with GPS
Observation methods
Examples of applications
- Basic observations with GPS and precision levelling for large engineering projects (e.g. federal highways, new railway lines for BAHN2000 and AlpTransit, etc.)
- Geodetic deformation observations in the scope of construction monitoring (e.g. tunnels, dams, bridges, industrial plants, etc.), of land slips and subsidences, movements of rock and ice, and for the investigation of tectonic movements in the earth's crust (terrestrial and with GPS)
- Tunnel surveying (layout, preanalysis, installation, observation and adjustment of overground networks and network stakeouts)
- Determination of aerial survey control points for photogrammetry
- Collecting spatial data for GIS with GPS
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Contact
Matthias Kistler
Dipl. Ing. ETH / pat. Ing.-Geometer
Head of Geodetic Developments and Contractual Work
Tel. +41 31 963 23 40
Fax. +41 31 963 24 59
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