"using a total station" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the action of using a piece of surveying equipment called a total station, which is used to measure angles and distances in surveying and construction projects. Example: "The construction crew completed the foundation measurements by using a total station to ensure precise angles and distances."
Tree position references were measured using a total station; reference diameters at breast height (DBH) were acquired using callipers.
Participant movement over space and time was recorded using a Total Station theodolite (Leica TPS1200, Heerbrugg, Switzerland).
We determined the locations of the stations using a handheld GPS (Garmin, Oregon 450) and the array geometries using a total station (SOKKIA, SET530R).
The co-ordinates for these targets with respect to the control points were calculated using the TLS in a similar manner to how a traditional survey would be carried out using a total station.
All trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH; 1.3 m) ≥5 cm were marked, and their locations were recorded using a total station (TOPCON-GTS-602AF, Fig. 1).
A single elevation of each plot was determined using a total station surveying instrument, registered to the water surface elevation and tied to the gage measuring long-term reservoir water levels.
Global positioning satellites direct you to the points you need to lay out with the new, ultra-modern surveying equipment that uses a total station system.
Yahoo Japan will start using a total of 500 billboards in train stations and shopping malls in Fukuoka (Southern Japan), displaying content like news, weather and – of course – ads.
Total organic carbon and inorganic carbon were measured using a total organic carbon analyzer (1010 TOC analyzer, OI Analytical, College Station, TX, USA).
Using a Geodimeter total station, vertical and horizontal intervals between the terraces and the slope of the terrace risers were measured.
The displacements of the top of an H-type, 30 m-high lattice tower of a 150 kV electricity transmission line have been measured using a Robotic Total Station (RTS).
