CARTOGRAPHY REVIEW INNOVATIONS Refresher 2024

An aerial camera with forward motion compensation and a 6.0-inch focal length is carried in airplane traveling at
80miles/hr. The flying above the terrain is 2000ft and the exposure time is 1/200 of a second.
1. Calculate the distance (in meters) traveled by the airplane during exposure time.
a. 0.165m c. 0.188m
b. 0.179m d. 0.194m
2. Calculate the average scale of photography above terrain.
a. 1:2000 c. 1:4000
b. 1:5000 d. 1:6000
3. Calculate the distance in microns (μ), that the film must be moved to obtain a clear image.
a. 43.6 c. 45.1
b. 44.8 d. 46.9

A 203.2mm focal length camera was used on an aircraft flying at 5800m above the mean sea level (MSL) to take a
photograph of an object 850m above MSL. The tilt in the photograph was found to be 3.5°.
4. What is the distance from the principal point and nadir?
a. 124.3mm c. 0.49in
b. 12.43cm d. 4.9in
5. What is the distance from the principal point and isocenter?
a. 2.45in c. 0.0245in
b. 6.215mm d. 62.15mm
6. What is the photographic scale at principal point of the photograph?
a. 1/24314.75 c. 1/28543.31
b. 1/24360.24 d. 1/24405.89
7. What is the photographic scale at 5.0cm from the principal point on the upper side of tilt?
a. 1/21697.81 c. 1/21638.44
b. 1/21433.49 d. 1/21186.60
8. What is the photographic scale at 4.0cm from the principal point on the lower side of tilt?
a. 1/21697.81 c. 1/21638.44
b. 1/21433.49 d. 1/21186.60

A person in Antipolo City whose line of sight is 435ft above MSL observes that the line of sight from the horizon at Manila
Bay and roof deck of a building along Roxas Blvd are in horizontal alignment. The building is 15.7mi from the observer.
9. What is the distance of the observer to the horizon in km?
a. 46.275lm c. 44.326km
b. 45.632km d. 43.642km
10. What is the distance of the building to the horizon?
a. 19.065km c. 19.107km
b. 19.255km d. 19.005km
11. What is the height of the building above MSL?
a. 25.4m c. 23.3m
b. 24.5m d. 22.4m

A transit is set up at point B which is between A and C. The vertical angle observed towards A is -18deg and that of C is
+15deg. The horizontal distance between And B is 700m and between B and C is 1000m. The height of instrument is 1.2m
above B, with A having an elevation of 130m.
12. Compute the difference in elevation between A and B.
a. 240.66m c. 226.21m
b. 232.38m d. 237.12m
13. Compute the difference in elevation between A and C.
a. 489.85m c. 483.44m
b. 497.37m d. 494.23m
14. Compute the elevation of B.
a. 362.38m c. 367.12m
b. 356.21m d. 370.66m

Page 1 of 3 RELOS 2
CARTOGRAPHY REVIEW INNOVATIONS Refresher 2024

15. Compute the elevation of C.

a. 619.85m c. 613.44m
b. 627.37m d. 624.23m

16. A photo is 22cm across and covers a ground distance of 8.5km. The final resolution required is 3.0m. The scanning
resolution in DPI is
a. 326 DPI c. 328 DPI
b. 327 DPI d. 329 DPI
17. A photo is 23.5cm across and covers a ground distance of 6.0km. The final resolution required is 2.50m. The scanning
resolution in DPI is
a. 260 DPI c. 262 DPI
b. 261 DPI d. 263 DPI
18. A photo is 25cm across and covers a ground distance of 9.6km. The final resolution required is 3.0m. The scanning
resolution in DPI is
a. 326 DPI c. 328 DPI
b. 327 DPI d. 329 DPI

19. A reservoir has the following data:

Contour Area (sqm)
Elevation (m)
80 501
40 195
120 1143
50 273
70 396
100 900
60 324
110 1044
90 750
If the usable storage is from elevation 100 to 60m, what is the volume of this active or effective storage?
a. 22590 m3 c. 24906 m3
b. 26290 m 3
d. 25650 m3

20. An 8.5m triangulation observation tower is on top of hill B, 925m above sea level. What would be the height of equal
tower to be erected at A and C located 12km from B, respectively, if the elevation of A is 980m and that of C is
900m in order that A, B and C will be intervisible.
a. 2.35m c. 3.05m
b. 2.87m d. 3.22m

Given the elevation of mountain A, B and C to be 995m, 2470m and 1554.70m, respectively. Mountain C is between A
and B. Distance AC and CB are 20km and 30km, respectively. You are instructed to construct a tower at mountain B
with a clearance of 5m from mountain C. If a theodolite was set up at mountain with a height of 4m, considering
hcr=0.067K2
21. What will be the height of tower at B?
a. 32.89m c. 2.78m
b. 32.15m d. 35.08m
22. What will be the height of equal towers to be constructed at mountain A and mountain B with a clearance of 3m
from mountain C?
a. 12.9m c. 14.3m
b. 16.1m d. 10.0m

Page 2 of 3 RELOS 2
 CARTOGRAPHY REVIEW INNOVATIONS Refresher 2024

An airplane flying at an altitude of 1150m above the ground took pictures of a certain area. A building appears
in the picture as having the distance of its ends of 4.5cm and 4.8cm.
23. Determine the relief displacement of the building.
a. 3mm c. 0.3mm
b. 3cm d. 30cm
24. Determine the height of the tower.
a. 70.625m c. 72.445m
b. 71.875m d. 73.159m
25. Determine the horizontal distance of the tower directly below the plane when the picture was taken if the
scale at the building is 1:5000.
a. 225m c. 235m
b. 230m d. 240m
26. What is the focal length of the camera used?
a. 225mm c. 235mm
b. 230mm d. 240mm

An aircraft flying at 600m above MSL took a vertical photo of an area. A tower can be spotted in the picture. This
same tower has a base elevation of 120m above MSL. From the picture it can be measured that from the
principal point to the top of the tower is 160mm and relief displacement of 15mm.
27. Determine the height of the tower.
a. 56.25m c. 58.17m
b. 45.00m d. 46.95m
28. If the distance of the tower is 220m from the principal point, what is the focal length of the camera used?
a. 224.58mm c. 152.48mm
b. 316.36mm d. 360.15mm
29. Determine the scale of the photograph of the top of the tower.
a. 1/1375 c. 1/1425
b. 1/1415 d. 1/1380

30. The elevation of triangulation station A is 303m while that of B is 750m. In between stations A and B is
mountain C having an elevation of 380m. The height of the transit at A is 1.20m. If the distance AC is 32km
and BC is 48km, determine the height of the tower that could be constructed at B so that the line of sight
will just passthrough mountain C with a clearance of 1.5m
a. 7.13m c. 5.42m
b. 8.55m d. 6.65m

Page 3 of 3 RELOS 2