Desenvolvimento de software gratuito para processamento de dados topográficos: DATATOPO

Abstract

For centuries, surveyors have used astronomical and geodetic methods to calculate and measure distances, but technological advances have rapidly changed this scenario. Surveying has always taken full advantage of the innovations and inventions provided by information technology, making it one of the engineering disciplines that have benefited from the technological revolution. There are topographic software of high quality and performance currently available in the job market, but to achieve quality a high investment is required, which often makes the use of such technologies unfeasible for small entrepreneurs and small communities. In this context, there is a proposal for the development of software for topographical calculations that will be made available free of charge. Thus, this work describes the design of a software for topographic calculations and verifies its operation in its first version by comparing the results between DATATOPO and the Topograph 98 SE System, software available in the academic environment at Unipampa Campus Itaqui, but which has been discontinued.