A Christchurch surveyor, Mr D. Hall, using one of the first laser-beam theodolites to double-check measurements at the Queen Elizabeth II Park. The $14,000 device is being used to get a precise measurement of the 400-metre athletics track. It transmits a low-voltage laser beam to a small reflector.
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Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33069, 9 November 1972, Page 14
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48A Christchurch surveyor, Mr D. Hall, using one of the first laser-beam theodolites to double-check measurements at the Queen Elizabeth II Park. The $14,000 device is being used to get a precise measurement of the 400-metre athletics track. It transmits a low-voltage laser beam to a small reflector. Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33069, 9 November 1972, Page 14
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