Sokkia IM-100 Series Reflectorless Total Station

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This is the iM-101, the 1 arc-second model in a four-variant family: 1, 2, 3 or 5 arc-seconds

Sokkia builds the iM-100 series in four accuracy classes, measured to ISO 17123-3:2001: iM-101 at 1 arc-second, iM-102 at 2, iM-103 at 3, iM-105 at 5. An arc-second is an angle unit, one 3,600th of a degree; a smaller number reads a tighter angle. This listing prices the iM-101, the top-accuracy model of the four. All four variants share one chassis and one spec sheet. Angle accuracy is the only figure that changes between them, plus a finer display-resolution option on the iM-101 alone. Confirm which SKU you are ordering, since each ships as one fixed accuracy class, not a choice on one unit.

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This is a manual total station: someone aims the telescope by hand for every shot

The iM-100 has no motor. Every angle and distance shot, prism or reflectorless, needs a person to point the telescope at the target. What it automates is onboard: data processing and reflectorless distance measurement, once aimed. Sokkia's separate iX series is the motorized line, using ultrasonic drive and automatic prism tracking so one person can run it alone from a distance. The iM-100 and the iX series sit in different Sokkia categories, Manual Total Stations against Motorized and Robotic. Buying the iM-100 for one-person robotic work is a mismatch worth catching before checkout.

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Sokkia's own brochure gives two different figures for the low-temperature model, and we are not picking one

The standard iM-100 is rated -20 to 60°C (-4 to 140°F), stated once, consistently, in the manual's own specification table. A low-temperature model exists too, and Sokkia's own 4-page brochure states it two different ways in the same document. Front-matter marketing copy gives -35 to 50°C, region dependent. The brochure's own specification-table footnote, attached directly to the Operating Temperature row, instead gives -30 to 50°C (-22 to 122°F), available on a built-to-order basis. Neither figure is restated in the manual's own specification table. We print both Sokkia figures rather than choose between them: a contradiction inside the manufacturer's own document is a finding to report, not ours to resolve. Call us before ordering a low-temperature unit and we will find out which figure applies to your build.

07 FOR UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

My Surveying Direct accepts purchase orders from universities, colleges and government agencies

My Surveying Direct is an authorized Sokkia reseller, and every iM-100 ships direct from the manufacturer. No source we checked, Sokkia's own or a dealer's, publishes a confirmed itemized packing list for this series. A battery, charger and power cable are the only standard accessories the manual states plainly; a data collector is a separate purchase. Warranty duration is not published anywhere we checked. Call us before you order, +1 888 850 6533, and we will confirm what ships with your unit and which temperature and Bluetooth configuration it carries.