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caverx wrote:Thanks doing some more research it looks like the DistoX is a little pricey still with alot of klugy configuring to make everything work. Really would like to go digital but
price does matter and I want reliablility. Maybe ina few more yrs...
I have an laser measuring tape already would that work?
Martin Sluka wrote:The Leica Disto E7400X is the model which should be the base for conversion kit DistoX 3. But it could be available in Summer I hope on UIS Congress as I understand Beat Heeb. PocketTopo in this version will not work with it. Nor Marco Corvi's TopoDroid for Android. All are waiting for Beat. Check for the progress: http://paperless.bheeb.ch .
Jeff Bartlett wrote:Frankly, I find most of the "new school" devices are just gadgets. With all due respect to the designers of the Disto-X, Auriga, Therion, etc etc etc: I use a pencil on paper, a fiberglass tape and a Suunto Tandem. I draft digitally, I've even roundtripped quite a few maps between Walls and Illustrator, and I'm young enough to not be particularly set in my ways -- but I fail to see how these all-digital survey techniques positively influence the final map or the accuracy of the survey as a whole. In many cases, I think they just add complexity.
The compass + clino + tape + paper approach is simple, reliable and accurate. All are good qualities for in-cave use.
caverx wrote:Heres the future......very cool and extremely compact...
Zebedee http://www.surveyequipment.com/news/article/australian-scientists-develop-3d-cave-surveying-system-188305.html
Here is their distributor site looks like their not quite ready for distribution yet.
http://www.3dlasermapping.com/index.php
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