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  "description": "A surveying system comprises a base 3, a first alidade 7 mounted on the base and rotatable relative to the base about a first axis 9, a first optical instrument 17 mounted on the first alidade 7, wherein the first optical instrument is configured to emit a first beam 41 of measuring light, a second…",
  "path": "/patents/1391644",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "at://did:plc:oql6ds5vnff4ugar6rruliwd/site.standard.publication/3mn3ohu7oxx5w",
  "tags": [
    "G01C1/04",
    "TRIMBLE INC [US]"
  ],
  "textContent": "A surveying system comprises a base 3, a first alidade 7 mounted on the base and rotatable relative to the base about a first axis 9, a first optical instrument 17 mounted on the first alidade 7, wherein the first optical instrument is configured to emit a first beam 41 of measuring light, a second alidade 19 mounted on the base and rotatable relative to the base about a second axis 21, and a second optical instrument 25 mounted on the second alidade, wherein the second axis substantially coincides with the first axis. The first optical instrument includes a scanner 31, and the second optical instrument includes at least one camera 63.",
  "title": "SURVEYING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SURVEYING SYSTEM"
}