Geodetic base for the construction of ground-based facilities in a tropical climate

Abstract

The data on the geodetic base creation for surveys and construction on the example of works to expand the power station capacity, performed in one of the Latin America countries in 2015-2018, are presented in the paper. The points’ coordinates obtained by two methods were established. A comparison of the points’ heights obtained from II class geometric leveling and two-sided trigonometric leveling is also carried out. It was concluded that the high accuracy of determining the points’ coordinates and altitudes can be obtained by ground methods (using a total station) with careful measurements even in tropical climates.