The Total Station as a Tool for Recording Provenance in Paleontology Fieldwork: Configuration, Use, Advantages, and Disadvantages

Bissaro-Júnior, Marcos César; Ghilardi, Renato Pirani; Bueno, Matheus Rosario; Manzoli, Anderson; Adorni, Fernando Soares; Muniz, Fellipe Pereira; Guilherme, Edson; Filho, Jonás Pereira de Souza; Hsiou, Annie Schmaltz

doi:10.2110/palo.2017.070

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“…Time use of the total station system requires less than the time that is required by using the coordinate method by nearly half to make the same measurements [29]. Table 1 present the advantages and the disadvantages of using total station depending on the reference [25], [29], [31]- [33] and the general specification of the total station.…”

Section: Total Station Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Overview of Traffic Accident Investigation Using Different Techniques

Mohammed

2023

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One of the most important aims of incident management is the clearance of the incident scene as fast as possible. The accident Investigation provides physical evidence at the accident site for the investigators. This physical evidence is much more reliable than the witness's statements and they are very crucial for the incident reconstruction. The cars accidents investigation is a dangerous activity, so it should be undertaken with suitable, accurate, and fast equipment. Many law enforcement agencies in the world have used different surveying techniques for accident investigations including the coordinate method, total station, photogrammetry, laser scanner, etc. Therefore, this research has been carried out in order to introduce the benefits of using surveying techniques in traffic accident investigations, and show their impacts on evidence documentation and scene clearance. This is done by focusing on the advantages and the disadvantages of each method based on the relevant works of literature and compares between them. Although comparison result shows that the traditional method(coordinate method) is simpler and cheaper than other methods, surveying techniques methods are safer, and faster in clearing the accident scene, fewer investigators are needed, the scale can be provided directly, high accuracy measurements can be obtained, and three dimensions models can be produced. So it's worth using the surveying equipment in cars accidents investigations.

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Section: Total Station Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Overview of Traffic Accident Investigation Using Different Techniques

Mohammed

2023

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“…Techniques involving the use of total stations [ 9 ] or terrestrial LiDAR scanners require extended setups and multiple scans to accurately capture crush damage profiles. However, equipment such as total stations or laser/LiDAR scanners are cost prohibitive for public safety agencies to deploy with every officer and they present operational challenges in portability in situations requiring quick deployment due to logistics associated with bringing them to the crash scene and having trained officers available to operate the equipment [ 10 , 11 ]. Research has also shown that iOS-based LiDAR 3D scan measurements are repeatable with low standard deviations, thus lending further confidence to the possible widespread adoption of these techniques across the emergency response domain [ 12 ].…”

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Assessing Vehicle Profiling Accuracy of Handheld LiDAR Compared to Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Crash Scene Reconstruction

Desai

Liu

Hainje

et al. 2021

Sensors

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Forensic crash investigation often requires developing detailed profiles showing the location and extent of vehicle damage to identify impact areas, impact direction, deformation, and estimated vehicle speeds at impact. Traditional damage profiling techniques require extended and comprehensive setups for mapping and measurement that are quite labor- and time-intensive. Due to the time involved, this damage profiling is usually done in a remote holding area after the crash scene is cleared. Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) scanning technology in consumer handheld electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, holds significant potential for conducting this damage profile mapping in just a few minutes, allowing the mapping to be conducted at the scene before the vehicle(s) are moved. However, there is limited research and even scarcer published literature on field procedures and/or accuracy for these emerging smartphones and tablets with LiDAR. This paper proposes a methodology and subsequent measurement accuracy comparisons for survey-grade terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and handheld alternatives. The maximum root mean square error (RMSE) obtained for profile distance between handheld (iPad) and survey-grade TLS LiDAR scans for a damaged vehicle was observed to be 3 cm, a level of accuracy that is likely sufficient and acceptable for most forensic studies.

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“…Typically, this results in a system in which a single total station operator collects a list of measured points that must be synched to a central database and the point data passed back to those who need it. Total station data collection also relies on the setup of the machine within a useful range of where it is needed and-in the case of large sites -this can require significant time costs in setting up, using, and taking down the system (Bissaro-Júnior et al 2018;Gutiérrez et al 2016). Although total stations are significantly more accurate than the string method described above, they are often a chokepoint in the collection of data during excavation.…”

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On Hedgehogs and Marvelous Minds

Hill¹,

Kersel²,

Rowan³

2021

Adv. archaeol. pract.

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The collection of 3D point data is a common bottleneck for archaeological excavations despite an increasing range of powerful spatial data collection technologies. Total stations often require a dedicated operator, and they are optimal for excavation-level data collection over relatively short line-of-site distances. Precision Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) require reliable communication with constellations of distant satellites and may not be accurate enough for all data recording contexts. A new category of spatial data collection hardware, called Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS), or “indoor GPS,” has the potential to provide a more cost-effective and efficient approach to the collection of point data during excavations by making 3D point data collection widely available and accessible. Additionally, such systems may allow greater detail in digital field data recording by enabling the collection of shape data via continuous recording. In this article, we present one such IPS system—the Marvelmind IPS—discuss its potential value and limitations, and provide a case study of a field test of the system at the Chalcolithic (4600–3600 BC) site of Horvat Duvshan, Israel.

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The Total Station as a Tool for Recording Provenance in Paleontology Fieldwork: Configuration, Use, Advantages, and Disadvantages

Cited by 6 publications

References 38 publications

An Overview of Traffic Accident Investigation Using Different Techniques

An Overview of Traffic Accident Investigation Using Different Techniques

Assessing Vehicle Profiling Accuracy of Handheld LiDAR Compared to Terrestrial Laser Scanning for Crash Scene Reconstruction

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