Group 7 GE 12 2CD

FIELDWORK #3
TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY
I. Objectives
Create a topographic map using coordinates gathered from actual field
Apply techniques taught in GE 173 regarding digital topographic mapping

II. Instruments and Accessories

1 Total Station
2 cones
2 poles
2 prisms
1 tripod
Vests
Measuring Tape

III. Personnel
Assignment Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Main Instrument Man Yute Vergara Viray
Instrument Man Zamora Visitacion Wong
Recorder Vergara Viray Yute
Rod Man Visitacion Wong Zamora
Rod Man Viray Yute Vergara
Utility Man Wong Zamora Visitacion

IV. Sketch/Route of Survey

V. Fieldwork Schedule/Gantt Chart
Task Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Borrow Materials from Instrument
Before each Field Work Day
Room
Backsight established Baseline
East side of Malcolm
Target areas Hall to CP Law.
to cover per CP Law to CP2
During each Field Work Day
fieldwork
day CP2 to west side of
Malcolm Hall.
Measure the diameter of each tree
Return borrowed materials to
Instrument Room
After each Field Work Day
Copy data
Target Number of Points per
150
Field Work Day
Plot points on CAD and generate a
After All Field Work Day
map

VI. Field Procedures

Borrow all the instruments needed for topographic survey fieldwork.

Organize all the borrowed items: check if the no. of the items is the same in your borrowers
form, check if the battery of Total Station is included in the case, test if it is working, and bring
all items necessary to the field mapping location.
Go to the designated area and identify baseline appropriate for data collection.
Begin setting up the tripod with height suitable for observation when the total station is placed on
top of the tripod.
With the tripod in place, carefully place the total station on the tripod head. Attach the total
station to the tripod head loosely by turning the mounting screw clockwise, look through the
eyepiece on the black optical plummet two-in-one knob located on the front side of the total
station if the total station is centered over the control point.
Level the instrument by adjusting the tripod legs by extending/contracting them, to position the
bubble of the circular vial, then begin adjusting by turning the two leveling screws in opposite
directions until the bubble on the plate vial moves to the center of the glass level.
Turn on the total station by pressing the red power supply switch. And create a new job for this
fieldwork.
Create a new job.
Press [MENU] to open the MENU screen.
Press [1] to open the Job Manager.
Press the Create softkey to open the Create Job screen.
Enter the job name.
Press the Set softkey to check the job settings.
Press [ENT] in the last field of the Job Sett screen to create the new job
Input coordinates of both control points and HI.
 From a known point, set up station and perform backsight to orient the instrument.
Set up station.
Press [1] or select Known in the Stn Setup menu.
Enter a point name or number in the ST field. Enter the coordinates for the point. Press
[ENT] after each field.
Enter the instrument height in the HI field and then press [ENT].

Backsight the other point.

Press [1] or select Coord in the Backsight screen.
Enter the point name.
Enter the coordinates.
Sight the BS on Face-1 (F1). Press [ENT] to complete the setup.
Press [DSP] to display a QA screen. The QA screen shows the dHD and
dVD values, which indicate the difference between the measured
distance and the distance calculated from the known coordinates.
Foresight the next points then record the coordinates of each point.
Foresight a new point.
To take a distance measurement, press [MSR1] or [MSR2] in the Basic
Measurement Screen (BMS).
Enter point name
Enter HT
Sight target.
Press [MSR1] or [MSR2]
Input a code for each physical features (trees=3S, bench=BCH, lamp
post=LP, etc.,)
Proceed to another known point and repeat steps 8 and 9. Record a minimum
of 300 points.
For physical features like trees, measure the circumference of its body and
compute for its diameter. For the side walk, measure its width. Record the
following measurements, these measurements are needed for generating the
topo map.
Since the contour interval is 0.35, make sure that the ground points on the
sloped area are at most 1m apart. For the ground points on flat areas, ensure
that they are 1m to 2m apart.
Make a record of all points observed on each fieldwork day.
VII. Data Tables

Point Northings Eastings Elevation

LAW 1 620 923 . 507 617 . 614 68.61257078
996
EDUC 1 620 693 . 507 625 . 753 69.35129212
162
ECON 1 620 925 . 507 672 . 847 70.03296992
334
VINZONS 1 620 694 . 507 681 . 770 70.05256352
527
CP1 1 620 691 . 507 590 . 68.98228915
506 4978
CP 2 1 620 924 . 507 588 . 67.04989598
799 1713
Feature Point Code
Control Points CP
Ground Points GR
Trees TR
Benches B
Lamp LMP
Posts P
Sidewalk SDW
Building BLDG
Creak CRK

VIII. Members Contribution

Member Task

Vergara Enumerate necessary procedures.

Visitacion Enumerate necessary procedures.

Viray Make a schedule for the field activity.

Wong Make data tables for data gathered.

Yute Make a graphical representation of the route of survey.

Zamora Tabulate group composition and distribute task to the members of the group.
Itemize objectives of the field activity.
Enumerate all instruments to be used for the actual fieldwork
Compile outputs.