Why surveying is more than just a job

作者：Sergey Matukhnov和Katja Omlor

通过保持最新技术进步的发展，开发测量业务一直是我们焦点的测量师的主要特权，Alexey Petrin。他来自芬兰附近的俄罗斯共和国卡雷利亚（Karelia），在上一所军事地形学校时，他熟悉了大地测地。他被这个令人兴奋的职业的各个方面所迷住，他决定继续学习并毕业于圣彼得堡的Aerophotogeodesy（1998）。

Taking on every challenge

After his graduation he chose a challenging direction by heading towards the乌拉尔山，山脉从俄罗斯西部从北极海洋传播到乌拉尔河。他正在研究各种项目，例如在航空照片，大规模调查，测量和恢复状态网络的测量和恢复点上更新地形图，甚至进行天文观测。当时，由于没有总站或任何GNSS设备，他依靠他的理想仪。

调查城市

在乌拉尔（Urals）呆了五年之后，佩特林（Petrin）回到了St. Petersburgwhere he has been working ever since. Due to the new projects, he started usingbob apple并发现了世界软件for measurement results post-processing. He worked within cadastral, mining and building construction projects (residential and industrial). Currently, he is the head of a research department with a focus on checking technical reports and results from engineering and geodetic surveys.

The surveying profession

Petrin finds his profession to be extremely versatile and the only thing he could ever imagine himself doing:

“成为测量师不仅是一项工作，而且是一项职业- 一个具有挑战性且令人兴奋的人。从现场到办公室，独立，并具有不断升级自己的知识的能力 - 它并没有比这更好。我喜欢目标的清晰度，只是喜欢在一天结束时做得好的工作和满意的客户的有意义的感觉。我可以选择要应用的测量方法，计划时间并交付对我的期望。由于设备正确，不断变化的环境是一个奖励，而不是挑战。”

Spreading the knowledge

Due to his prominent interest insurveying technology, Petrin started dedicating his spare time to分享知识he obtained throughout his professional career. One how-to video followed the other and in no timebloggingbecame his passion, resulting in a new Youtube channel, called “测量师 - 使用说明”. The start was difficult as there was quite a lot of spare time he had to invest to develop the needed technological knowledge. By now he is focusing purely on the interesting topics and questions he encounters and resolves during his work. His wife Tatyana, also a surveying engineer by profession, supports and helps him with his blogging projects.

不少地定居

切换时bob appleandGNSS equipment, he first started using different instruments, available on the market. In 2007 he received his first Leica Geosystems’ instrument and knew after testing it thoroughly that he has found his technological partner for life. He entered the total station world with his first Leica TC407, then continued with Leica FlexLine TS06, TS09 plus, Leica Viva TS11 and is currently using aLeica Flexline TS10手动总站。In terms of GNSS equipment, he started with Leica GPS1200 and moved onto theLeica Viva GS14 Smart Antenna。Currently, he is using aLeica GS18 t, the fastest and most advanced GNSS RTK Rover, with aLeica CS20 Field ControllerrunningLeica Captivate field software。

“尽管我热爱技术发展，但我认为自己也有点保守。在永远不会更改运行系统的情况下，只能用最新和最好的升级它来升级它。有了Leica Geosystems的我知道我有从长远来看，我可以信任的伴侣– the instruments are reliable, unpretentious and help me master my projects beyond any given environmental factors. Be it construction, cadastral, surveying, façades, monitoring – all done by the same instruments with the same software. They just deliver.”

购买新设备时，佩特林专注于获得的数据的可靠性，准确性和工作能力，无论周围环境如何。

Geodetic all the way

他的大多数项目是geodetic surveys, usually performing topographic surveys at a scale of 1:500. Leica FlexLine TS10 has proven to be the right choice for all the precision requirements Petrin encountered, combined with being able to work at very low temperatures with the北极版。With the newly introducedAutoHeight feature, the risk of making a mistake during setup has been taken off his shoulders too. Then with the GS18 T removing the need of having to hold the pole vertical to level the bubble, any job can be completed evenfaster and with less headache。Plus all of these instruments come withLeica Captivate Field软件，将它们完美地将它们绑在解决方案中one easy-to-use softwareandone common format for all the collected data。

“The combination of instruments helps me remainflexibleandfollow site restrictions– e.g. when a site does not allow to use GNSS equipment, I conduct the entire survey with a total station. This way I really have an answer to any project requirement and can make ad hoc decisions on site. The part that wraps up the package is Leica Captivate – I find it easy to learn as it basically作为测量师的“思考”。”

It’s all about trust

“When I am aware of the fact that myhardware and software are perfectly synchronised, I tend to almostforget about itand focus solely on the tasks I need to finish,” Petrin says. “It helps me to work fast, stay safe at busy construction sites and deliver beyond what my clients would normally expect – hence actuallyexpanding my portfoliowith an additional set of tasks.”