System and methods for controlling a surveying device

A system comprising:

• a surveying device, and a control device configured to control operation of the surveying device, the control device comprising a processor configured to:
• display a control screen including image data captured by a surveying device;
• detect an input associated with the control screen;
• determine a control command for the surveying device based on the input associated with the control screen;
• and control, by the device, operation of the surveying device based on the control command, wherein the surveying device is configured to rotate in one more of a horizontal and vertical direction based on the control command;
• wherein the control command translates a tracked length of the input to an adjustment command, wherein the adjustment commands is scaled to provide one of a fine and coarse adjustment.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium including computer executable code for controlling a surveying device, the computer program product comprising:

• computer readable code to display a control screen including image data captured by a surveying device;
• computer readable code to detect an input associated with the control screen;
• computer readable code to determine a control command for the surveying device based on the input associated with the control screen;
• and computer readable code to control operation of the surveying device based on the control command, wherein the surveying device is configured to rotate in one more of a horizontal and vertical direction based on the control command;
• wherein the control command translates a tracked length of the input to an adjustment command, wherein the adjustment commands is scaled to provide one of a fine and coarse adjustment.

A method for controlling a surveying device, the method comprising the acts of:

• displaying, by a device, video image data on a control screen, the video image data received from a surveying device;
• detecting an input contact command associated with the control screen;
• tracking the input contact command to generate a control command for the surveying device;
• and controlling, by the device, operation of the surveying device based on the control command, wherein the surveying device is configured to rotate in one more of a horizontal and vertical direction based on the control command, and video image data displayed by the control device is updated based on rotation of the surveying device;
• wherein the control command translates a tracked length of the input to an adjustment command, wherein the adjustment commands is scaled to provide one of a fine and coarse adjustment.

A method for controlling a surveying device, the method comprising the acts of:

• displaying, by a device, video image data on a control screen, the video image data received from a surveying device;
• detecting an input contact command associated with the control screen;
• determining one or more of a zoom and position adjustment based on the input contact command;
• and controlling, by the device, operation of the surveying device based on the determining, wherein the surveying device is configured to for at least one of repositioning the position of the surveying device and adjusting zoom of the surveying device;
• wherein the surveying device is configured to rotate in one more of a horizontal and vertical direction based on the control command;
• wherein the control command translates a tracked length of the input to an adjustment command, wherein the adjustment commands is scaled to provide one of a fine and coarse adjustment.