This article presents a practical analysis of the ways geodetic instruments are tested in accordance with the standards of ISO 17123, seven of which have been translated into Polish and adopted as standards in Poland. The standards recommend that measurement tests of instruments be carried out prior to instruments being used for particular work. The objective of testing is to verify whether measurement accuracy of a given instrument agrees with the level of accuracy guaranteed by the manufacturer. The article provides information on methods of testing geodetic instruments in accordance with the procedures described in the standards. Techniques for establishing field tests for various kinds of instruments are presented with special attention on the statistical analysis of the tests results. Although the standards do not provide for changes to the organization of testing fields or calculation programs, suggestions are presented for modifying certain parts of the standards. When suggestions are received for making amendments, ISO introduces updated standards replacing the former standards that were in question by users. In this way, two of the 17123 series of standards were revised in the English version. They have not yet been translated or adopted into the Polish standards.

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