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In this page, formats are described using labels which are:

Label

Explanation

PID

Point number or referenc

type

Point type (see below)

angle

Horizontal angle or azimuth

z_angle

zenithal angle

distance

Horizontal or slope distance

th

Target heigh

ih

Instrument heigh

circle

Angle on the circle

station

Station point for reference

TEXT

Some descriptive text

Point type

Type

Explanation

PT

Simple point with only coordinates

ST

Station

BS

Backsight point

PO

Point with polar coordinates and more

tops_csv – CSV

Description

This is a standard file format for spreadsheet and transfer between softwares.
The file is comma separated.

Data format

Yet, this format is not parametric and values return are the following:

PID, type, Point Name, x, y, angle, z_angle, distance, th, ih, circle, station

tops_dat – DAT

Description

This format is used in Archis software for photorectification, photo mosaic and photogrammetric survey.

Data format

Return format is points coordinates:

PID, x, y, z, TEXT

tops_dxf – DXF

Description

This format is a standard format for CAD softwares like AutoCAD, QCAD, LibreCAD…

Data format

The format is based on the official DXF R15 (2000) documentation.
Layers can be separated for each point or not.
This format can describe points or lines.

tops_geojson – GeoJSON

Description

This format follow the GeoJSON standard RFC 7946.
Moreover, this format is the internal format used in Total Open Station.
It is supported by numerous mapping and GIS software.

Data format

GeoJSON features collections.

tops_sql – SQL

Description

This format is used by PostGIS which adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database.|br| SQL Reference

Data format

Format is points coordinates:

PID, x, y, z, TEXT

tops_txt – Txt

Description

A simple ASCII format to export points coordinates.

Data format

Format is points coordinates:

x, y, z