Imagine not only distance, azimuth and inclination recorded in one shot to a memory card but also the ability to produce passage wall outlines and running profiles just by walking between the stations. Plus take cross sections at any point or measure room outlines. All data is pre-formatted for direct import into Walls.
Steve Gutting, Gregg Williams and I are building such a device and an early prototype has already been cave tested. The next prototype with a full set of sensors and a touchscreen GUI is nearly complete. And yes, it has a laser. Joe Sent from my iPhone On Aug 24, 2012, at 9:54 PM, S S <back2scool...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Nope. I was asking about the DistoX mod card for the Leica DX. It gives > you azimuth, elevation, and distance in 1 shot. And its got a LASER beam! > > No more bag of instruments and tape to drag. Two people can do a survey in > no time. > > > Scott Serur > > > > > -- Sent from my HP TouchPad > On Aug 24, 2012 7:17 PM, Fofo <f...@gzluna.com> wrote: > Hey Bennett. > > Sorry if there is some confusion, and maybe Serur was asking about the > Disto just as a distance measuring tool and in that case, yeah, the > D210XT is great. > > But there are some aftermarket modifications that can be made to the > (now obsolete) Disto A3 that make it measure azimuth and inclination as > well as distance, so it becomes an "all in one" survey tool (and if you > couple it via Bluetooth with a PDA running PocketTopo or Auriga, it's a > "paperless survey": http://paperless.bheeb.ch/ ). > > There is an effort to be able to modify the newer Distos, but it > apparently has been much more challenging, that's what I was talking about. > > Take care, > > - Fofo > > > > On 24/08/12 17:07, Bennett Lee wrote: > > I've been using the replacement model, the Disto D210XT, for several > > months. I've been happy with it. Not waterproof, but dust/water > > resistant enough to handle muddy caves, brief drops in water, and > > cleaning off in my sink at home. More features than we need cave > > surveying, but the ones we do need (units, single shot, max/min > > distance) are accessible and easy to use. Plus the 3-line display lets > > you quickly pop off 3 shots and average. Nice rubber grip. Runs on 2 > > AAA batteries, which most of us cavers have on hand in the cave. > > > > Haven't heard about the issues Fofo mentioned--mine has been working > > great. My only complaint is that the large screen is easily scratched, > > but so far mine has been surviving cave abuse quite well. I'm so > > pleased that I've been considering buying a second so I have a backup > > that I can use while sketching. The D210XT runs $219 online. > > > > --Bennett > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fofo [mailto:f...@gzluna.com] > > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:09 AM > > To: texascavers > > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] DistoX X2 Whatever. > > > > Yeah. Kevin Dixon made a batch of Disto X boards last year, and it was > > probably the last one since some of the parts are obsolete and hard to > > find (and the Leica A3 which this board fits is also pretty hard to find > > now). > > > > I'm excited about the Disto DXT (the newer version), apparently there > > have been several issues, but I hope that they figure them out soon. > > > > So, Serur, at this point it sounds like your best bet would be to find > > someone who owns a Disto X and hopefully you can borrow it. > > > > - Fofo > > > > Mark Minton wrote, on 24/8/12 6:55 : > >> The Disto X is no longer being made. However a newer version is under > >> development. See > >> <http://www.karstworlds.com/2011/01/digital-surveying-disto-x-replacem > >> ent.html>, > >> <http://paperless.bheeb.ch/>. > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> At 03:07 AM 8/24/2012, S S wrote: > >>> Does anyone know where you can get a DistoX or whatever the latest > >>> revision is. And any feedback on these. > >>> > >>> Serur > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: > > texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >
