Instruments used in surveying include:
Alidade Alidade table Cosmolabe Dioptra Dumpy level Engineer's chain Geodimeter Graphometer Groma (surveying) Laser scanning Level Level staff Measuring tape Plane table Pole (surveying) Prism (surveying) (corner cube retroreflector) Prismatic compass (angle measurement) Ramsden surveying instruments Ranging rod Surveyor's chain Surveyor's compass Tachymeter (surveying) Tape (surveying) Tellurometer Theodolite Half theodolite Plain theodolite Simple theodolite Great theodolite Non-transit theodolite Transit theodolite Seconds theodolite Electronic theodolite Mining theodolite Suspension theodolite Traveling theodolite Pibal theodolite Registering theodolite Gyro-theodolite Construction theodolite Photo-theodolite Robotic theodolite Vernier theodolite Total station Transit (surveying) Tripod (surveying) Universal instrument (surveying)
See also
Astronomical instrument Measurement instrument
Further reading Lewis, M. J. T. (2001-04-23). Surveying Instruments of Greece and Rome. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511483035. ISBN 978-0-521-79297-4.