Hideyo Shibano, construction section, uses the LN-100 daily and mentioned that he has seen the measuring efficiency is greatly improved.
“Soon after we started using the LN-100, I saw its advantages. The most efficient feature is the measurement can be done by only on person. Since no assisting person is needed, surveying measurement can be flexibly arranged by adjusting to the progress of my other jobs.”
Very easy operation also helps carrying out the measurement efficiently, he said, “Instrument setup requires only putting the instrument on the tripod and turning the power on. This is extremely simple when compared with the total station. Since the guide light indicates the instrument’s facing direction accurately, it is so easy to get into sighting direction and the instrument can lock on to the prism very quickly.
Especially for staking out jobs, we can start measurement much quicker than before with the total station. Tracking movement is so robust and the prism person does not need to worry so much if the instrument keeps tracking,” he said.
“Operation of the control software, TopLayout is also easy and intuitive which gives no confusion during the operation. All of these provide very easy and simple performance, therefore, we did not need to even read its operation manual to master the operation.
In some cases, we needed to ask some other staff to perform measurement. Even the staff members with limited technology background could master its operation and perform the measurement.
Thanks to its simplicity, the LN-100 also enables us to repeat checking points frequently between the construction steps, which results in improvement of the finishing accuracy of our projects,” he said.

Ito concluded, “We have introduced to our Tokyo branch office our experiences of work efficiency improvement using the LN-100, and they are now using it in their projects too.
“We will continue such improvement activities by spreading use of the LN-100 within our entire company.”