In the case of surveying equipment, it is very frequent to make a comparison between one model and another, be it from the same brand or from the competition. Each company includes a detail of its products, but making comparison tables is a complicated task.
On this, the magazine Point of Beginning, specialized in the area of geo-engineering and whose Digital version is free, has done a great job for over 5 years. You just have to select the equipment, which can be models from the same or different manufacturer, and after pressing the "compare" button, a comparative table of the characteristics of what we have selected is displayed.
This magazine in each edition contains reviews of different teams, and for each year an update is released that includes the new models. For that matter, this is the review for 2009 that includes 11 manufacturers and 60 different models of Total Station, which I summarize in the following table:
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Manufacturer |
Equipment Included |
 Trimble |
Trimble 5600 Trimble 3600 Trimble M3 Trimble S8 Trimble S6 |
 SOKKIA |
SRX 30R Series Series 20 Series SET X 30RK Series SCT6 |
 Leica Geosystems Inc. |
TPS1200 + Professional Series FlexLine Series Leica Builder System 2000 |
 Topcon |
GPT 9000 Series GTS 230W Series GTS-750 Series GPT-3000LW Series CTS 3000 series GPT-3100W Series GTS 100N series GPT 7500 series IS GPT-7000i GTS-900 series |
 Nikon / Tripod Data Systems |
NPL-502 Series NPR-302 Series DTM-302 Series DTM-502 Series DTM-602 Series NPL-602 Series |
 SOUTH |
NTS-960R WINDOWS SERIES NTS-660R SERIES NTS-360R SERIES NTS-660 SERIES NTS-350 SERIES NTS-320 SERIES NTS-960L WIN SERIES |
 Pentax / Western Latitudes |
R-300NX Series R-800EX Series V-200 Series R-300EX Series R-800NX Series |
 CST / berger |
CST 200 Series CST300R Series CST 200 Series |
 Laser Technology, Inc. |
MapStar AE LPS TruPulse 360 MapStar CM LPS TruPulse AE LPS |
 Spectra Precision / Tripod Data Systems |
Focus 10 Servo & Robotic Focus 4 Focus 4W |
 Suzhou FOIF Co., Ltd, |
OTS6800 RTS6800 OTS680 OTS702 / 703 / 705 RTS702 / 703 / 705 RTS810 |
I think it's an excellent job, Points of Beginning Here you can see the table, although it is not the only type of comparisons they have. I also recommend that you Subscribe to the magazine, whose specialty is geo-engineering (it has existed since 1975). Printed only exists in the United States, it is free for companies in the field, internationally there is the Digital version, and of course, it's free.
Unfortunately in the year 2010 the page that developed the comparison stopped operating.
11 comments
We recommend the Spectra.
Greetings.
I want to buy a total station and my budget adapts between a spectra 2 focus and a Nikon dtm-322.
in your experience which of these two you recommend me.
Thank you
Good afternoon I am interested in buying a Total Station SOKKIA 630rk I would like to know what version is this Total Station and how good is it? Someone who can advise me for fa
Foif
A foif, from what I see, is an inexpensive brand and it is increasingly accepted ...
Apologize, I NEED INFORMATION OF THE TOTAL STATION, FOCUS PRIOR TO THE 6 1 FACE, SOFTWARE AND COMPLEMENTS FOR DOWNLOADING INFORMATION, THANKS
I need a comparison between the Trimble 5605 station and the Trimble 3605 station.
Thank you very much
In what country do you live?
I have good experiences with Sokkia SET, although there are other brands.
I need to acquire a total station, economic mark but that resist to the work which is the recommended one
Interesting since they are the characteristics that they have and one can compare the station that requires and take an accepted determination
Fair !!!! Without further ado, my dear ... Fair !!! Thank you! 🙂