2″ Total Stations and Use
Hi there! I am shopping for a new total station and trying to decide which angular accuracy makes sense. The classic versions everyone is used to are 1″, 3″ and 5″, but then there’s the select few 2″ instruments that are out there as well. Most of the time 3″ instruments are used for doing topo/boundary and construction layout but if you ever do any monitoring it’s typically a 1″ instrument. My question to the community is what is the value, if any, of going with a 2″ instrument? It seems to me there isn’t much of a need for this type of a angular accuracy other than maybe having a slightly tighter traverse/topo shots compared to a 3″. I presume these 2″ instruments don’t meet most monitoring specs so that’s why I’m curious what purpose these types of instruments serve. I am finding some good pricing on used ones but wondering if I should look for 1″ instruments since they have a broader use. What are your thoughts?
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