Research on the Application of Total Stations and Drones in Urban Building Surveying

Abstract

With the continuous development of urban construction, traditional building surveying methods have gradually revealed their limitations in complex environments, such as insufficient measurement accuracy and efficiency. As two important surveying tools, total stations and drones each have unique advantages. A total station provides high-precision ground point measurements, while drones can quickly capture large-scale spatial data. By combining the two through data sharing and collaborative operation, the accuracy and efficiency of urban building surveying can be effectively improved. This study explores the integration of total station and drone technology in urban building surveying, proposes the process and methods of technical implementation, analyzes the challenges of precision control and data fusion, and discusses future development directions in intelligent and automated surveying technologies.