Present technologies of determination of position a topographic points in a huge measure are automated and are based on methods: direct land measurements, satellite or photogrammetric techniques or the methods of graphical-and-digital processing of existing cartographical works. In the process of producing of large scale map data (at present in digital form) or realization of different economic tasks, is the most important matter of their accuracy. This means in practice respecting the legal recipes as well as use of technical standards valid in field of geodesy and cartography. This paper presents the analysis of accuracy of position determination of topographic points using direct measurements of the polar and the orthogonal methods. Accuracy of topographic survey was confronted with requirements of valid G-4 Instruction as well as recommendations contained in draft of (new) G-4 Instruction. Performed investigations confirmed high accuracy (with respect to the closest points of horizontal geodetic control network) of detailed topographic surveys realized with contemporary electronic tacheometers. Present topographic surveys with a total station provide the determination of topographic point (from 1^st accuracy group with the careful their identification) with the accuracy of 0,03 ÷ 0,05 m. Conducted investigations confirmed also that it is possible to determinate topographic features the 1^st accuracy group (with the careful identification) realized with the orthogonal method survey with the accuracy not worse than 0,05 m (with respect to points of the control network). However according to large time absorbing of detailed surveys of the orthogonal method and scarce possibility of automation, both the measurements and record of their results - in case of topographic surveys (especially these realized on urban areas) the applying the orthogonal method will be well-founded only as supplementary method. This method is used in a small range in relation to predominant in topographic surveys of the polar method (realized with the total station instruments).

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