Sardinia Radio Telescope metrology system: tools and application strategies

The Sardinia Radio Telescope performance upgrade is completed and now it has the capabilities to scan the universe up to a maximum radio frequency of 116 GHz, corresponding to a wavelength of 2.6 mm. Nevertheless, observing at the highest frequencies for which SRT has been designed, requires a tighter control of the pointing and main reflector surface accuracy than before. This is possible through the mitigation of effects produced by environmental loads that were previously negligible. Therefore, a new metrology system, called SMS, has been implemented to face the new challenges. This paper aims to provide a description of strategies conceived to use the SMS system instrumentation, in order to achieve the planned functional objectives.