Background
The Automated Integrated Survey Instrument (AISI) is a complete field survey instrument package used to determine distances and directions for field artillery weapon systems, establishing geodetic survey control and to perform construction and airfield surveys. It provides the surveyor with a single instrument (total station) to achieve all functions formally carried out with theodolites, tapes, and distance measuring devices. It consists of an Electronic Theodolite (ELT) with display/control panel; an EDM for accurately measuring distances; and a Data Recorder unit (DU) for encoding, storing, retrieving, and processing surveying data and for interfacing with any microprocessor. AISI includes a Long Range Long-Range Kit when required. This Long Range Long-Range Kit increases the Electronic Distance Meter (EDM) range from two kilometers to seven kilometers to meet geodetic mission requirements.
Capabilities
Automated Integrated Survey Instrument (AISI) integrates the capabilities of currently deployed direction and distance measuring devices with microcomputer technology. The AISI is a non-developmental item (NDI) and is being used to collect, store, retrieve and process survey data and provide an automated, integrated survey system for both garrison and field work to support the pace of the digital battlefield. Single total station instrument to accomplish all tasks originally performed by theodolites, tapes, and distance measuring devices.
Major Features
- Used by Topographic and Engineering construction surveyors to perform horizontal and vertical angle and slope distance measurements.
- Interoperable with ENFIRE
- Interoperable with the Global Position System Survey suite
- Used by Combat and Construction engineers to perform engineer reconnaissance missions.
- 100% commercial capability aligned with Joint Survey Operations. Same-to-same.
Benefits
- Completely COTS with no modifications (used in the same fashion and manner as in industry)
- Supports Master planning requirements for site selection and design
- Interoperable with the Army Survey suite (GPS and line of sight)
- Capable of interoperating with the USACE USMART for storage of all Survey Data
- Safer and more accurate survey data collection/sharing from a distance
- Construction design and management tools for real time project oversight.
- Calculates unadjusted coordinates, differences in elevation and elevation of survey control points, recording them in a portable data collector for post processing.
- Automated downloading of data eliminating hand recording errors and time-consuming manual calculations.
- Increases the speed of survey operations.
For more information contact Product Director Combat Terrain Information Systems (PD CTIS).
PD CTIS: Mr. Cory Baron; Cory.J.Baron@usace.army.mil; 703-428-6702
Deputy PD: Mr. Joseph Gross; Joseph.G.Gross@usace.army.mil; 703-428-3709
Product Support Manager (PSM): Mr. Kenneth Gross; Kenneth.L.Gross@usace.army.mil; 703-428-6733
Logistics Support: Mrs. Melba Barney; Melba.D.Barney@usace.army.mil; 703-428-6628
Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM): Mr. Linh Do; Linh.N.Do@usace.army.mil; 703-428-6866
GPS-S Training Lead: Mr. Fred Knudsen; Frederick.M.Knudsen@usace.army.mil; 703-428-6853
For hardware or software support send email to: CTIS.Survey.Support@usace.army.mil