JP5212857B2 - Surveying system and surveying method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a new surveying system and surveying method, and more particularly to a surveying system and a surveying method that have been improved variously, such as surveying efficiency is greatly improved, accurate data can be obtained and the handling of data can be relieved. .

  In a typical conventional survey, after the observation work is completed, the survey data is taken back to the office for calculation and analysis. In this case, it takes a lot of time, and as a result, when re-surveying becomes necessary, it is necessary to go to the site again and repeat the same observation work, which wastes time and survey costs. It was supposed to be raised.

  In addition, the accuracy of survey results may be affected by human data errors, etc., and the survey results can be obtained quickly, eliminating the need to re-activate the entire survey for improved accuracy, low cost, and re-survey. A surveying method such as was desired.

On the other hand, as described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, survey data is transmitted and received between the site and the office via a communication network to improve the typical conventional survey. It was proposed that the worker would calculate the results before returning to the office.
JP-A-10-267656 JP2002-174517

  However, in surveying, it is superior to the surveys of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, faster movement to surveying points, more efficient selection of surveying points, quick re-surveying at the surveying site when necessary, surveying It is desired to provide an excellent surveying system and surveying method such as improvement of accuracy, prevention of survey mistakes, comprehensive and fast and accurate surveying, particularly prevention of survey data theft, and survey data falsification.

A first means for solving the problems according to the present invention includes a terminal having a display means that can be transmitted and received by a wireless communication means with a communication base station and at least a position display is possible, and the terminal is close to the surveying staff A sub-terminal arranged and a main terminal arranged near the surveying device, wherein the main terminal uses the wireless communication means to obtain survey data obtained by surveying using the survey staff. The display means is capable of transmitting to the communication base station, the sub-terminal and the main terminal are capable of wireless communication, and the terminal receives a position display signal to be measured from the communication base station, and the display means A surveying system for displaying the surveying data, the surveying system having an erasing unit for erasing the surveying data held in the terminal after the terminal transmits the surveying data to the communication base station. That.

In the first means, a survey system in which the survey staff is a plurality of survey staffs is defined as a second means.

In the first or second means, the surveying staff has a surveying system having a GPS receiving means as a third means, and in any of the first to third means, the position display to be surveyed is the A surveying system for displaying the position where the survey staff should be placed is provided as a fourth means.

The surveying system according to any one of the first to fourth means, wherein the surveying data is encrypted before the transmission and temporarily stored in the terminal, is a fifth means, and the erasing means is the communication After the base station receives and holds the survey data, the communication base station issues an erasure signal, and after the terminal receives the erasure signal, the terminal erases the survey data held in the terminal. A surveying system according to any one of the first to fifth means is provided as a sixth means.

As a surveying method according to the present invention, a step of transmitting survey data to the communication base station by wireless communication from a terminal capable of transmitting / receiving wireless communication with a communication base station and at least position display, and a survey from the communication base station A surveying method including a step of receiving and displaying a signal indicating a position to be displayed by the terminal, wherein the surveying data is obtained by surveying using a surveying staff having a GPS receiving means and a surveying device. The terminal is composed of a sub-terminal arranged near the surveying staff and a main terminal arranged near the surveying device, and the sub-terminal and the main terminal are wireless communication are possible, surveying comprising a storage step in which the communication base station receives and stores the survey data, the erasing step of erasing the surveying data held in said terminal To provide law as the seventh means.

In the seventh means, the surveying method in which the survey staff is a plurality of survey staff is defined as an eighth means .

The surveying data is encrypted before the transmission and temporarily stored in the terminal, and the surveying method of either the seventh or eighth is used as ninth means, and the erasing step is erased by the communication base station. A surveying method according to any one of the seventh to ninth methods, comprising: a transmitting step of transmitting a signal; and a receiving step of receiving the erasure signal, wherein the surveying data held in the terminal is erased by the erasure signal Is provided as a tenth means.

  The present invention enables not only communication of survey data between the communication base station and the survey site, but also display of the survey position, such as the position of the survey device, the position of the surveyor, the position of the survey operator, etc. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently move to the surveying site, efficiently implement the surveying arrangement, and efficiently arrange the surveying equipment. In addition to efficient survey management, tampering and theft of survey data are prevented, and accurate survey is possible.

  Furthermore, further effects are obtained by each means, and the communication base station analyzes and analyzes survey data. From comprehensive management, for example, unexpected movement of surveying devices, data reading errors, data If re-survey is necessary due to an input error, battery exhaustion, etc., the appropriate surveying instrument position and preferably the survey staff position are immediately determined based on the displayed position, and the survey data However, it is possible to prevent the falsification of the data and to perform accurate surveying quickly, and the like.

The present invention includes a terminal having a display means capable of transmitting / receiving with a wireless communication means with a communication base station and capable of displaying at least a position. The terminal transmits survey data to the communication base station by the wireless communication means. A surveying system capable of transmitting and receiving a signal indicating a position to be surveyed from the communication base station and displaying the signal on the display means. Preferably, the terminal is associated with a survey staff. The survey data relates to the first to tenth means such as a survey system obtained by surveying using the survey staff.

  The communication base station includes a main computer (including a main storage device such as a server), and further includes a wireless device capable of transmitting and receiving connected to the main computer. Remember the survey plan. The survey plan includes information such as the arrangement, position movement, and survey order of the survey device and / or the survey staff, and transmits the necessary plan or all of the survey plan from the wireless device to the terminal. The transmitted survey plan and the entire survey plan are displayed on the display of the main computer or a display connected to the main computer, and the survey data transmitted from the terminal is received by the wireless device and input to the main computer. Then, calculation, analysis, analysis, etc. are performed by surveying data analysis software or the like in the main computer.

  When transmitting the survey data to the communication base station regularly or constantly from the terminal, position information (simple data) is sent to the communication base station, and the position of the terminal (preferably on the display) Includes the position of the surveying instrument and the position of the surveying staff.) Is displayed at all times or automatically or manually when necessary, and it is possible to determine the consistency with the surveying plan. It becomes possible.

  The survey data is stored in a predetermined area of the main computer, but the results of calculation, analysis, analysis, etc. of the survey data are temporarily stored in a temporary area, and when it is determined that there is no problem, the predetermined data Is stored in the area. When there is a problem, a re-survey instruction signal is transmitted to the terminal, the terminal displays a warning sound or a warning on the display unit, and displays the re-survey on the display unit of the terminal. Accordingly, there is an effect that the re-survey is performed quickly.

  If the surveying staff used in some cases for surveying is preferably one that can receive GPS, the surveying position becomes accurate and at the same time, the accuracy of the re-surveying position in the case of re-surveying is greatly improved. . In the communication base station, accurate survey points are also confirmed, and the accuracy and reliability of the survey data obtained are significantly improved as compared with conventional survey staff.

  Also, when it is better to change the survey point from the results of the calculation, analysis, analysis, etc. during the re-survey, the change of the survey plan and the changed re-survey position are reported to the terminal, Surveying staff can be moved to the re-surveying position.

  As the surveying device, various devices that are known according to the purpose of surveying are used. For example, a surveying device that performs surveying by GPS reception without using a surveying staff is used. Preferably, there is a total station using surveying staff as a representative for general purposes. Preferably, the total station is capable of receiving GPS, and the position data of the surveying device can be obtained. More preferably, an automatic surveying instrument capable of automatically surveying the surveying staff is incorporated, and more preferably, a transceiver circuit capable of wireless communication with the communication base station is incorporated. More preferably, a small computer is built in and functions as the terminal.

  The automatic surveying instrument, the transmission / reception circuit, or the small computer may be separate, and at least the automatic surveying instrument is preferably connected to the surveying instrument. In addition, the receiving circuit and the small computer may be separate or integrated. Preferably, the receiving circuit is preferable from the viewpoint of handling, and the integrated circuit is preferable from the viewpoint of connection reliability and malfunction prevention.

  In the present invention, wireless communication includes wireless communication using a permitted wavelength band, but includes using an existing wireless communication network such as a wireless LAN or a mobile phone network. Desirably, use of an existing wireless communication network is preferable in terms of cost and reliability.

  The terminal includes a terminal disposed near or built in the surveying apparatus, and is preferably a terminal configured to be disposed in both the surveying apparatus and the surveying staff. It consists of a terminal.

  The main terminal is preferably a personal computer capable of using a so-called wireless LAN and having a function of using a mobile phone network. The sub-terminal is commercially available as PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). It can be used preferably, and the sub-terminal can communicate with the communication base station via the main terminal. Further, the main terminal and the sub terminal can communicate with each other, and the communication base station can communicate with the main terminal and communicate necessary information with the sub terminal.

  In the survey using the survey staff, the former can quickly communicate with survey assistants who handle the survey staff. However, the latter handles the main terminal easily because of the lack of experience. Since communication with the surveyor is performed, malfunctions and the like can be prevented. The auxiliary terminal is detachably attached to the surveying assistant's waist and the like, and is configured to transmit GPS data to the main terminal or the communication base station at all times or periodically or when necessary by a button operation. Has been.

  If the main terminal and / or the sub-terminal are commercially available, they have display means, and many have a liquid crystal screen. The display means of the main terminal can display the command from the communication base station, display the position or movement position or movement amount / direction, and can display the position of the surveying staff or the movement position. The necessary information can be displayed at all times or at the same time as necessary, but information according to the surveyor's wishes can also be displayed by input. Survey data can also be displayed.

  The display means of the sub-terminal can also display the position of the surveying staff and the position to be moved (including the amount of movement, direction, etc.), and the command from the communication base station or the necessary command via the main terminal Can also be displayed.

  When using surveying staff, a plurality of surveying staff can be related to one of the surveying apparatuses, and the terminal displays the positions of the plurality of surveying staffs on the display means of the surveying apparatus. Each position can be confirmed, and the survey data using the survey staff obtained sequentially by measuring in the order instructed from the communication base station can be transmitted to the communication base station. Preferably, the survey staff has a plurality of sub-terminals corresponding to each of the survey staff, and the corresponding survey assistant has possession, and even with the plurality of survey staff, as explained by one survey staff Information can be communicated and instructed, and each survey assistant can handle the main terminal as if explained one-on-one.

  Further, the plurality of sub-terminals can be configured to display the confirmation of the position and status of the survey staff, and can act with each other according to the status of the survey assistant. Therefore, more efficient surveying becomes possible.

  Although the present invention can be configured by appropriately combining commercially available devices, it is preferable that the devices used in close combination as described above may be integrated and integrated with each other. As the program and / or software to be controlled, commercially available programs and / or software used for surveying analysis and the like are used, but it is preferable that the details are corrected and used.

  As the surveying staff used in the present invention, a commercially available surveying staff is used. However, when the surveying staff having the GPS described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-379880 is used, the surveying is easy, quick, and the effect of preventing the surveying error. Have

  In the erasing means or the erasing step of the present invention, the terminal (the main terminal or the sub terminal) erases the survey data from the storage memory of the terminal by a signal transmitted from the survey data to the communication base station. Means or process, preventing erroneous transmission again, or receiving any signal of the surrounding environment while being stored in the terminal, causing the terminal to malfunction, and transmitting erroneous measurement data to the communication base station It is possible to prevent transmission.

  Preferably, when the terminal transmits the survey data to the communication base station, and the communication base station reliably receives and stores the data, the communication base station transmits an erasure signal, and the terminal transmits the erasure signal. Is a means or process for erasing the surveying data temporarily stored in the terminal by an erasure signal when receiving.

Since the survey data is not stored in the terminal for a long time by the erasing means or the erasing process, the opportunity for theft of the survey data can be remarkably reduced, and the survey data is further falsified consciously or unintentionally by malfunction. This can significantly reduce the risk. In addition, changes in the survey data can be prevented by radio waves or wireless signals in the surrounding environment.

  More preferably, using the encryption technique generally known when storing the survey data in the terminal, it is stored in an encrypted state, or recorded in a private original binary file, Alternatively, it is possible to prevent theft or tampering of survey data performed in an instant, for example, by a method of encryption by adding random numerical values, etc.When combined with the erasing means, a safer and more accurate survey is possible. It becomes possible.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings with reference to examples. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the survey system and survey method of the present invention. At a minimum, it is composed of a surveying staff having a communication base station 1, a surveying device 7, and a staff unit 14.

  The communication base station 1 includes a transmission / reception device 3 connected to a wireless antenna 2, a computer 4 connected thereto, a display means (display) 5 thereof, and a server 6 connected to the computer. When the computer 4 is a wireless LAN, the wireless antenna 2 and the transmitting / receiving device 3 are built in wireless LAN means.

  The surveying device 7 is a total station, and has a surveying unit 9 that integrates a GPS receiver 8, surveying instrument, the function of the terminal, and a display, and is stably arranged with three holding legs 11. Although not shown, it has means such as a level, and can be adjusted so as to ensure the direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane. 10 is an optical system capable of observing the measuring staff 14 of the surveying staff, and the directionality of the surveying instrument can be adjusted using the reflected light of the reflecting means 13 in the same or another optical system. Although not shown, the surveying unit 9 can measure the distance from the surveying device to the surveying staff by emitting the laser from the laser emitting device and utilizing the reflection from the reflecting means 13. Yes.

  The function of the terminal incorporated in the surveying unit 9 can be separated from the surveying unit 9 by using a small computer having wireless LAN means. In this case, the surveying unit 9 includes A total station having no terminal function is used. Preferably, the small computer is connected to the surveying unit by wire, infrared rays or wireless. Further, the surveyor may input the survey data of the surveying unit 9 to the small computer without connecting the surveying unit and the small computer. Various embodiments can be applied.

  The surveying staff is associated with the surveying device 7, and the transmitter / receiver 16 has a GPS reception function and the sub-terminal function, and can communicate with the terminal (main terminal) of the surveying device. At the same time, it has a display (not shown). Reference numeral 12 denotes a GPS receiving unit, which is a surveying staff composed of the reflecting means 13, the scale 14 and the fulcrum 15. The GPS received signal is a conductor 17 and is electrically connected to the GPS receiving unit 12 to the transmitter / receiver 16, and the surveying unit 12 Connected through the staff's interior.

  Preferably, or generally, a plurality of survey staffs are prepared, and each transmitter / receiver 16 is capable of communicating with the surveying apparatus 9, and is preferably communicable between the survey staffs.

  The communication base station has at least an overall surveying supervisor, and the survey plan and / or map drawing displayed on the display 5 is displayed. In the map drawing, the position and order of the surveying device are arranged. In the case where the surveying staff is arranged in a plurality of survey staff and the order of the survey staff, those displayed in different colors are monitored. Each display is preferably transmitted and the same screen can be seen on the main terminal of the surveying device or at least the first surveying position is displayed. The data is transmitted via the main terminal of the surveying instrument, and the sub-terminal of the surveying staff similarly displays at least the position where the surveying staff is initially arranged.

  The position information of the surveying device obtained by the GPS receiver 8 of the surveying device and the position information from the GPS receiving unit 12 of the surveying staff are always input to the computer 4 of the communication base station 1 as simple data, The current position of the surveying device and the surveying staff are preferably displayed in a different form and / or color on the map screen. The position information from the sub terminal may be transmitted directly to the communication base station or may be transmitted via the main terminal.

  If the position according to the survey plan and the actual position of the surveying device and / or the survey staff are misaligned, they can move to the correct position while confirming each, and at the same time, the command from the communication base station Thus, each can be moved to a designated location.

  In addition, if there is an obstacle in the position of the surveying staff and it is difficult to survey at that position, or the position of the surveying instrument is actually not preferable, the main terminal And / or, if necessary, from the sub-terminal via the main terminal, transmitting inappropriate information to the communication base station, the general surveying supervisor of the communication base station changes the survey plan, Each new surveying position is transmitted from the transmitting / receiving device 3 to the main terminal and / or the sub-terminal, and each moves to a new surveying position. At this time, if the communication between the communication base station, the surveying device, and the surveying staff is allowed to perform voice communication in addition to data and information communication, the behavior becomes more accurate and faster.

  When each arrangement is confirmed and surveying is performed, the survey data (detailed data) as a result is transmitted from the main terminal of the surveying device to the communication base station, and the computer 4 performs the results of analysis, analysis processing, etc. If there is no problem, it is stored in the server 6. However, when there is a problem, a remeasurement command is transmitted from the communication base station to the main terminal, and remeasurement is preferably performed including voice communication. Since such re-measurement is performed quickly, unnecessary time and labor can be saved.

  If there is no problem with the survey data, the survey data and the analysis result are stored in the server 6 and the next survey arrangement is instructed to the survey device and the survey staff. If there are a plurality of survey staff, repeat the survey for all survey staff in sequence, and if there is no problem, the communication base station will move each survey staff to the next position as described above. Direct to the radio. Effectively, when the surveying of the first surveying staff is completed, the command to the next position of the first surveying staff and the movement are performed at the same time as immediately before or after the surveying of the next surveying staff. It is desirable to make it.

  The survey data is selected depending on circumstances, for example, survey data such as angle, distance, specific height, GPS observation data, observation record data (measurement method used, observation date, time, time required, work Person, weather, temperature, humidity, observation method, etc.), current status data (information around the work place, such as shielding, traffic volume, points, etc.).

  The survey data (including simple data and detailed data) is encrypted and temporarily stored in the terminal (the survey unit 9 and the transceiver 16), and is transmitted from each as one embodiment. Sometimes, the survey data in the terminal is erased by an erase signal generated using a transmission signal as an activation source. As another mode, the computer 4 generates an erasure signal using the fact that the survey data is stored in the server 6 as an activation source, and is sent from the transmitter / receiver 3 to the transmitter / receiver 16 via the survey unit 9 and possibly the survey unit 9. The survey data transmitted and held in the terminal is deleted.

  FIG. 2 is an actual survey position example, and 7-1 is a first surveying device. 7-2 was the same as the first surveying device as the second surveying device. Alternatively, after the surveying of the first surveying device is completed, the surveying device 7 can be moved to be the second surveying device. 7-3 is a third surveying device, which is preferably the same as the first surveying device, and the first surveying device can be moved and used. In order to eliminate the need to adjust the characteristics between surveying instruments, it is preferable to move the same surveying instrument. However, to shorten the surveying time, use three surveying instruments of the same type, and the correlation between them. There is a method of preliminarily checking and storing it in the computer of the communication base station for correction.

Reference numerals 18 and 19 denote a right bank and a left bank, respectively, and a river between the river banks 18 and 19 is a river. If a plurality of surveying staff and a plurality of surveying apparatuses are used and each has the configuration described in FIG. 1, it is possible to survey a wide area accurately in a very short time. 21 to 33 are survey staff. Each surveying staff is appropriately arranged according to the surveying method applied.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, the excellent effect of the surveying staff is drawn out, and further, the surveying staff can be moved to an accurate position and an accurate position quickly. In addition to the effects of communication between the surveying instrument and the surveying instrument, surveying is very efficient and efficient, and the obtained survey data is not stolen, falsified, or accidentally changed, and accuracy, cost reduction, and speed It is excellent in sex.

It is a conceptual diagram of one Example which consists of basic composition concerning this invention. It is a conceptual diagram of one Example of surveying by this invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Communication base station 3 Transmission / reception apparatus 4 Computer 5 Display 7 Surveying apparatus 8 GPS receiver 9 Surveying part 12 GPS receiving part 13 Reflecting means 14 Measuring scale part 16 Transmitter / receiver 18 River right bank 19 River left bank 21 Survey staff position

Claims (10)

A terminal having a display means that can be transmitted and received by wireless communication means with a communication base station and at least capable of displaying a position , a surveying staff, and a surveying device ,
The terminal is composed of a sub-terminal arranged near the surveying staff and a main terminal arranged near the surveying device,
It said main terminal, the survey data obtained by surveying using the surveying staff is transmittable to the base station by the wireless communication means,
The sub-terminal and the main terminal are capable of wireless communication,
A surveying system in which the main terminal receives a signal indicating a position to be surveyed from the base station and displays the signal on the display means,
A surveying system comprising: erasure means for erasing the survey data held in the terminal after the terminal transmits the survey data to the communication base station. The surveying system according to claim 1 , wherein the surveying staff is a plurality of surveying staffs. Surveying system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the survey staff and having a GPS receiver. Surveying system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein the position indicator to be surveyed, characterized in that displaying the position should place the surveying staff. The surveying system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the surveying data is encrypted before the transmission and temporarily stored in the terminal. The erasure unit is configured to receive the survey data by the base station and hold the survey data. Then, the base station transmits the erasure signal. After the terminal receives the erasure signal, the survey data is retained in the terminal. surveying system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that to erase. The terminal transmits a survey data to the base station by radio communication from a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving by radio communication with the communication base station and at least a position display, and the terminal displays a position display signal from the base station. A surveying method including a process of receiving and displaying,
The surveying data is data obtained by surveying using a surveying staff equipped with GPS receiving means and a surveying device,
The terminal is composed of a sub-terminal arranged near the surveying staff and a main terminal arranged near the surveying device, and the sub-terminal and the main terminal are capable of wireless communication. ,
A surveying method comprising: a storing step in which the base station receives and stores the survey data; and an erasing step in which the survey data held in the terminal is deleted. The surveying method according to claim 7 , wherein the surveying staff is a plurality of surveying staffs . The surveying method according to claim 7, wherein the survey data is encrypted before the transmission and temporarily stored in the terminal. The erasing step includes a transmitting step in which the base station transmits an erasing signal and a receiving step in which the erasing signal is received, and erasing the survey data held in the terminal by the erasing signal surveying method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein.

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