CALCULATION OF CLOSED TRAVERSE (Bowditch Method)

Point
No.

Angles
deg

Corrected angle

Angle Correction
(sec)
min sec

deg

min

sec

100

44

30

-18

100.737

100

44

12

101

35

-18

101.578

101

34

41

89

30

-18

89.087

89

12

17

12

-18

17.195

17

11

42

231

24

30

-18

231.403

231

24

Bearing

Distance d sin

d cos

Correction (m)

deg

min

sec

(m)

(m)

(m)

26

10

28.510

12.572

25.588

-0.007

0.009

104.5886

104

35

19

61.050

59.082

-15.377

-0.015

0.019

195.5019

195

30

72.050

-19.257 -69.429

-0.017

0.022

358.3069

358

18

24

20.300

-0.600

20.291

-0.005

0.006

306.9033

306

54

11

64.700

-51.738

38.850

-0.016

0.020

246.610

0.060

-0.077

-0.060

0.077

12

Sum

2
540

1
1

N=
Angle precision =
Linier precision =

30

-90

5
40 N
1/ 2532.866535359

540.000

1
539

1
59

59

Coordinate (m)
X

12.566

Point
No.

100.000 100.000

112.566 125.597

171.632 110.239

152.358

40.832

151.753

61.130

100.000 100.000

25.597

59.067 -15.358
-19.274 -69.406
-0.605

20.297

-51.753 38.870

0.000

0.000

CALCULATION OF CLOSED TRAVERSE (Transit Method)

Point
No.

Angles
deg

min sec

Corrected angle

Angle Correction
(sec)

deg

min

sec

100

44

30

-18

100.737 100

44

12

101

35

-18

101.578 101

34

41

89

30

-18

89.087

89

12

17

12

-18

17.195

17

11

42

231

24

30

-18

231.403 231

24

Bearing

Distance d sin

d cos |d sin | |d cos | Correction (m)

min

sec

(m)

(m)

(m)

(m)

26

10

28.510

12.572

25.588

12.572

25.588 -0.005

104.5886

104

35

19

61.050

59.082 -15.377 59.082

15.377 -0.025

195.5019

195

30

72.050 -19.257 -69.429 19.257

69.429 -0.008

358.3069

358

18

24

20.300

20.291

0.600

20.291

306.9033

306

54

11

64.700 -51.738 38.850

51.738

38.850 -0.022

-0.600

(m)

deg

0.000

12

Sum

2
540

1
1

30

-90

1
540.000 539

1
59

59

246.610

0.060

-0.077 143.248 169.535 -0.060

Correction (m)

Y
0.012
0.007

Coordinate (m)
X

Point
No.

100.000 100.000

112.567 125.600

171.624 110.230

152.359

40.832

151.759

61.132

100.000 100.000

12.567 25.600
59.057 -15.370

0.031 -19.265 -69.397

0.009

-0.600

20.300

0.018 -51.759 38.868

0.077

0.000

0.000

TABLE OF TRAVERSE COORDINATES

POINT NO.

COORDINATE
X

100.000

100.000

112.566

125.597

171.632

110.239

152.358

40.832

151.753

61.130

100.000

100.000

100.000
171.632

40.832
125.597

Minimum=
Maximum=

TABLE OF TRAVERSE COORDINATES

FORMULA

POINT 100,100
POINT 112.565524893917,125.597030434387
POINT 171.632403929303,110.23894556158
POINT 152.358028256076,40.832455237227
POINT 151.75323543518,61.1299100560149

ABLE OF TRAVERSE COORDINATES

POINT NO.
1

COORDINATE
X
Y
100

100

112.5655249 125.59703

171.6324039 110.238946

152.3580283 40.8324552

151.7532354 61.1299101

100

100

FORMULA

LINE 100,100 112.565524893917,125.597030434387

LINE 112.565524893917,125.597030434387 171.632403929303,110.23894556158
LINE 171.632403929303,110.23894556158 152.358028256076,40.832455237227
LINE 152.358028256076,40.832455237227 151.75323543518,61.1299100560149
LINE 151.75323543518,61.1299100560149 100,100

TABLE OF GRID X
X

Y
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180

X
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
30

Y
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180

FORMULA
130 LINE 90,30 90,130
130 LINE 100,30 100,130
130 LINE 110,30 110,130
130 LINE 120,30 120,130
130 LINE 130,30 130,130
130 LINE 140,30 140,130
130 LINE 150,30 150,130
130 LINE 160,30 160,130
130 LINE 170,30 170,130
130 LINE 180,30 180,130

TABLE OF GRID Y
X

Y
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90

X
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130

Y
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180
180

FORMULA
30 LINE 90,30 180,30
40 LINE 90,40 180,40
50 LINE 90,50 180,50
60 LINE 90,60 180,60
70 LINE 90,70 180,70
80 LINE 90,80 180,80
90 LINE 90,90 180,90
100 LINE 90,100 180,100
110 LINE 90,110 180,110
120 LINE 90,120 180,120
130 LINE 90,130 180,130

Comparison of coordinates
Bowditch method
Coordinate (m)
X
Y

Point No.

Transit method
Coordinate (m)
X
Y

100.000

100.000

100.000

100.000

112.566

125.597

112.567

125.600

171.632

110.239

171.624

110.230

152.358

40.832

152.359

40.832

151.753

61.130

151.759

61.132

100.000

100.000

100.000

100.000