Real-Time GPS and Non-Line-of-Sight Metrology

Published

May 1, 1996

Author(s)

William C. Stone

Abstract

I would like to pick up where Eric left off and describe the results of research which is currently underway at NIST in the field of construction metrology. Earlier I indicated that there were many technological steps along the way to implementing the real benefits of automation at a construction site. The underpinning of all of this is the need to know where things are. In the past this need has been met (in a minimal way) by static benchmarks and survey stakeouts provided by field crews. Even with digital total stations and laser or infrared based electronic distancing, this is a slow and tedious process. And it must be repeated many times during the course of a construction job as the geometry of the worked terrain changes.

Citation

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5856

Report Number

5856

NIST Pub Series

NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Pub Type

NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5856

Keywords

construction, technology transfer, robotics

Citation

Stone, W. (1996), Real-Time GPS and Non-Line-of-Sight Metrology, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5856 (Accessed October 13, 2025)