These questions are designed to help you make smart decisions before purchasing a robotic station. 1. What is the difference between an Active Tracking System and a Passive Tracking System in the robotic instruments, and why is this so important to understand the difference before I purchase a robotic system? 2. What is the approximate distance that I can expect to work in a robotic mode? 3. Why is a resection program so important when working in robotics? 4. What is the best way to interface my existing desktop software to the data collection programs offered by the different robotic manufacturers? 5. How accurate can I expect my surveys to be when done in a robotic mode? 6. What are the features and benefits of the different robotic systems available? 7. How much will a typical robotic system cost and what financing tools are available to help me purchase it? 8. How much productivity can I really expect to achieve when working in a robotic mode versus a conventional mode? 9. What are the best applications for the use of robotic surveying systems? 10. Which data collector and software program should I use?
