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List of surveying instruments

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Source revisionSep 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ25324239 ↗
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Instruments used in surveying include:

Alidade

Alidade table

Cosmolabe

Dioptra

Dumpy level

Engineer's chain

Geodimeter

Graphometer

Groma (surveying)

Laser scanning

Level

Level staff

Measuring tape

Plane table

Pole (surveying)

Prism (surveying) (corner cube retroreflector)

Prismatic compass (angle measurement)

Ramsden surveying instruments

Ranging rod

Surveyor's chain

Surveyor's compass

Tachymeter (surveying)

Tape (surveying)

Tellurometer

Theodolite

Half theodolite

Plain theodolite

Simple theodolite

Great theodolite

Non-transit theodolite

Transit theodolite

Seconds theodolite

Electronic theodolite

Mining theodolite

Suspension theodolite

Traveling theodolite

Pibal theodolite

Registering theodolite

Gyro-theodolite

Construction theodolite

Photo-theodolite

Robotic theodolite

Vernier theodolite

Total station

Transit (surveying)

Tripod (surveying)

Universal instrument (surveying)

See also

Astronomical instrument

Measurement instrument

Further reading

Lewis, M. J. T. (2001-04-23). Surveying Instruments of Greece and Rome. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511483035. ISBN 978-0-521-79297-4.

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