Extended data:
When measuring, put the theodolite on a tripod, aim the center of the instrument at the ground station with a vertical ball or optical collimator, level the instrument with a level instrument, aim the measuring target with a telescope, and measure the horizontal angle and vertical angle with a level dial and a vertical dial.
According to the accuracy, it is divided into precision theodolite and ordinary theodolite; According to the reading equipment can be divided into optical theodolite and vernier theodolite; According to the shafting structure, it can be divided into retest theodolite and direction theodolite. In addition, there is a coded dial theodolite, which can automatically record dial readings according to coded perforations.
An automatic tracking theodolite that can continuously and automatically aim at air targets; Gyro theodolite and laser theodolite that can determine the orientation of ground points quickly and independently by using gyro orientation principle; Universal theodolite for astronomical observation with three functions: theodolite, meridian instrument and zenith instrument; Phototheodolite, who combined the camera and theodolite for ground photogrammetry.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-theodolite