Development of surveying instruments

Diplomsko delo zajema opis razvoja geodetskih instrumentov in opis nekaterih instrumentov, ki so trenutno prisotni na tržišču. Razvoj v grobem temelji na štirih obdobjih: arhaičnem, optičnem, elektrooptičnem in elektronskem. Ob koncu poglavij so navedene specifikacije instrumentov vodilnih proizvajalcev. Le-ti pa danes na trgu ponujajo več kot samo merjenje točk, saj nudijo tudi slikovno podporo merjenju, združevanje TPS in GPS sistema ter terestrično lasersko skeniranje, ki predstavlja eno izmed novejših tehnik zajemanja podatkov o objektih v prostoru in o prostoru samem. Skozi razvoj lahko ugotovimo, da sta obratno sorazmerno večala kompleksnost instrumentov in enostavnost njihove uporabe, zaradi česar je prišlo do sprememb v operativnih zahtevah geodeta in do sprememb pri samem postopku merjenja.The main topic of this bachelor thesis is the development of geodetic instruments and a description of some instruments that are currently present on the market. The development is, roughly speaking, based on four periods: archaic, optical, electro optical and electronic. Instruments’ specifications of leading manufacturers are listed at the end of the chapters. On the market, the instruments offer more than just measuring pointsmoreover, they also provide visual support for measurement, the unification of TPS and GPS system and the terrestrial laser scanning, one of most recent techniques for capturing data about objects in space and the space itself. Through the development we can conclude that the complexity of the instruments and the simplicity of their use increased inversely proportional, which caused changes in the operational requirements of surveyors and in the measurement process itself