LECTURE 7: TRAVERSE ADJUSTMENT AND AREA COMPUTATION BY
DMD AND DPD
Latitude and Departure Balancing Latitudes and Departures
Compass Rule:
Transit Rule:
EX2: Compute for the corrected latitude and
departure for the traverse in EX1.
Latitude of a line – projection on the north-south
DMD (Double Meridian Distance) Method
meridian
1. DMD of first course is equal to the departure of
the course
Departure of a line – projection on the east-west line 2. DMD of any other course is equal to the DMD of
the preceding course, plus the departure of the
preceding course, plus the departure of the course
itself
Where: L = length of the line
= bearing angle 3. DMD of the last course is numerically equal to the
departure of that course, but with the opposite sign.
Sign convention: North and East (+)
South and West (-)
DPD (Double Parallel Distance) Method
Error of Closure 1. DPD of first course is equal to the latitude of the
course
;
2. DPD of any other course is equal to the DPD of the
Error in Latitude (EL) = resulting error from sum preceding course, plus the latitude of the preceding
of latitude course, plus the latitude of the course itself
Error in Departure (ED) = resulting error from
sum of departure 3. DPD of the last course is numerically equal to the
latitude of that course, but with the opposite sign.
Linear Error of Closure:
Relative Error of Closure:
EX3: Given the following data shown, find the area
2
of the traverse using DMD Method. (663.7291 m )
EX1: Compute for the Latitude, Departure, error of
Line Lat Dep
closure and precision of the traverse
AB +9.2 +32.43
BC -6.35 +5.25
SIDE Bearing Length
CD -28.96 -26.8
AB S 6°15’00” W 189.53
DE +5.36 -4.47
BC S 29°36’58” E 175.18
EA +20.75 -6.41
CD N 81°17’26” W 197.78
DE N 12°23’59” W 142.39
EA N 42°59'23” E 234.58