Yes that is true, the staff should come width an instruction booklet. My level has a booklet but saying nothing about how to read the staff and they just assume you already know. But some people who use these do not have the time or money to do four years of college to learn basic survey methods.
good effort, l have agri land and i was wondering what needs to be done for levelling and contour bunding, this series of videos helped me understand well.
Hey, Great Video, just one thing you forgot to include is the additional equipment that comes the instruments E.G (Vial Level); for those who might not be familiar with the name it is a device that clips onto the staff at the back like a clip on version of the bubble found on the Leveling Instrument which is used to aid the process of centering the leveling machine as shown in previous tutorial, it help the person holding the staff to always ensure a reading is more accurate by leveling the staff bubble...
you are very good and you teach very well but we request you to make your explanation with subtitles to understand every person who needs it thank you for your helping
+Adam Smith Yes you want to hold it plum but the person holding it can't tell whether or not it is perpendicular to the ground so they need to wave it. If the staff is leaning forward or leaning backward the reading would be higher than it would be if the staff was perpendicular so he knows at the lowest reading the staff is perfectly perpendicular. Think of the hypotenuse of a right triangle being longer than the perpendicular leg.
VERY important step missed out - the graticule inside the eyepiece needs to be focussed for the user, otherwise it will be impossible to get a true readin!
I REMEMBER MY TRAINING DAYS..LOL..I WAS THE FIRST IN CLASS TO BE TAUGHT HOW TO ATTACH THE LEVEL ONTO THE TRIPOD...BOY WAS TWO DUMB ASS JEALOUS AND THROWING WORDS AT ME BASTARDS...WONDER WHERE ARE THEY NOW .?
sorry but the staff guy holding staff during u read or take the reading is wrong because staff man always stand straight and he will keep the staff in between feet and staff must b touch to his nose
