The objective of this study is to verify the time influence of the GPS receivers for data acquisition in the reconstitution of a topographic polygonal. The determination of the polygonal is determined by the relative static positioning method using two of one frequency GPS receivers at different occupation periods of points (30,15, 10 and 5 minutes), with a two second recording rate. Results of the determination using GPS receivers are compared with the distances, azimuths, horizontal projections, horizontal angles, and the obtained areas of a polygon, on which the topographic elements of this polygon are determined by the perimetrical path using a Total Station. The angles of the polygon obtained by Total Station were calculated by the average of 24 readings and the distances by the average of 12 readings. The results show that the reconstitution of a topographic polygonal depends on the quality of the data collected with the GPS receivers, which are influenced by the time of the occupation points. The 15 minute' occupation time seems to be more appropriated, presenting a small difference (a few centimeters) with respect to the polygonal elements that were analyzed.
topographic survey; system GPS; relative static method
