Quad Worksheet

Simple Quadrilateral Adjustments

Worksheet showing simple Compass and Transit Rule adjustments of a traverse

Coordinate of points (and traverse closure)

Point
3
4
4A
3A
3

East

North

0.000
-73.992
-65.955
7.500
-0.039

Closure Error

0.039

0.000
0.000
-80.268
-84.084
0.008

m
m
m
m
m

0.000126
1 in 10,000

Rod was not put on Point 3 at end!! Off by about 3.5 cm

Coordinate Adjustment: Compass Rule

Total Length of Traverse
Northing error
Easting error
Elevation error
Point
3
4
4A
3A
3

312.643
0.008
-0.039
0.004

m
m
m
m

TraverseLength
73.992
84.429
80.670
73.554

Corrections
East
n/a
-0.009
-0.010
-0.010
-0.009

North
n/a
0.002
0.002
0.002
0.002

Corrections
East
n/a
-0.018
-0.002
-0.017
-0.002

North
n/a
0.000
0.004
0.000
0.004

Elevation
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.001

Corrected
East
0.000
-73.982
-65.935
7.529
0.000

North
Elevation
0.000
-0.002
-80.272
-84.090
0.000

Corrected
East
0.000
-74.009
-65.935
7.537
0.000

North
0.000
0.000
-80.272
-84.088
0.000

Coordinate Adjustment: Transit Rule

Point
3
4
4A
3A
3
Sum of Changes

Change in E
0.000
-73.992
8.037
73.455
-7.538
163.022

Change in N
0.000
0.000
-80.268
-3.816
84.091
168.175

Raw Measurements
This example data set contains a large error.
The reflector was not set up on the final point at the end of the survey!

Instrument Ht
1.701
1.701
1.701

Reflector Sta
4
4
4

Reflector Ht
1.664
1.664
1.664

Face
1
1
1

Block
1000
1004
1008

Slope Dist
74.002
74.001
74.001
74.003
74.001
74.001
74.002
84.426
84.426
84.426

1.701
1.701
1.701

4
4
4

1.664
1.664
1.664

2
2
2

1002
1006
1010

1.701
1.701
1.701

3A
3A
3A

1.664
1.664
1.664

1
1
1

1001
1005
1009

1.701
1.701
1.701

3A
3A
3A

1.664
1.664
1.664

2
2
2

1003
1007
1011

84.425
84.425
84.426
84.426

1.664
1.664
1.664

3
3
3

1.701
1.701
1.701

1
1
1

1012
1016
1020

74.003
74.003
74.002

1.664
1.664
1.664

3
3
3

1.701
1.701
1.701

2
2
2

1014
1018
1022

74.002
74.002
74.002

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V
89.04472
89.04333
89.04417
89.04407
270.95361
270.95333
270.95306
89.04667
89.20861
89.20889
89.20889
89.20880
270.78889
270.78972
270.78944
89.21065

HA
360.00000
359.99972
360.00028
360.00000
180.00111
180.00028
180.00000
-0.00046
264.90806
264.90833
264.90917
264.90852
84.90778
84.90694
84.90583
264.90685

F1 Angle
95.09195
95.09139
95.09111
0.00083

F2 Angle Difference
95.09333 -0.00139
95.09333 -0.00194
95.09417 -0.00306 rejected
0.00083 95.09250

90.96000
90.95833
90.95722
90.95852
269.04639
269.04639
269.04583

360.00028 84.28278 -84.28306 -0.00028

360.00028 84.28194 -84.28111 0.00083
359.99889 84.28500 ########
0.00333 rejected
359.99981 0.00306 0.00195 84.28222
179.99694
179.99806
179.99694

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4A

3A

74.002
80.699
80.699
80.699

1.664
1.664
1.664

4A
4A
4A

1.701
1.701
1.701

1
1
1

1013
1017
1021

1.664
1.664
1.664

4A
4A
4A

1.701
1.701
1.701

2
2
2

1015
1019
1023

80.699
80.699
80.699
80.699

1.664
1.664
1.664

4
4
4

1.825
1.825
1.825

1
1
1

1024
1028
1032

80.698
80.698
80.698

1.664
1.664
1.664

4
4
4

1.825
1.825
1.825

2
2
2

1026
1030
1034

1.664
1.664
1.664

3A
3A
3A

1.825
1.825
1.825

1
1
1

1025
1029
1033

80.698
80.698
80.698
80.698
73.584
73.584
73.584

1.664
1.664
1.664

3A
3A
3A

1.825
1.825
1.825

2
2
2

1027
1031
1035

73.584
73.584
73.583
73.584

1.66
1.66
1.66

3
3
3

1.675
1.675
1.675

1
1
1

1037
1041
1043

84.448
84.448
84.448

1.66
1.66

3
3

1.675
1.675

2
2

1039
1046

1.66
1.66
1.66

4A
4A
4A

1.675
1.675
1.675

1
1
1

1036
1040
1044

84.448
84.448
84.448
73.590
73.590
73.590

1.66
1.66
1.66

4A
4A
4A

1.675
1.675
1.675

2
2
2

1038
1042
1045

73.590
73.590
73.590
73.590

90.95380
88.40611
88.40333
88.40333
88.40426
271.59972
271.60000
271.60000
88.40009

0.00269
84.28306
84.28222
84.28389
84.28306
264.28000
264.27917
264.27861
-84.27926

91.46694
91.47000
91.46722
91.46806
268.52861
268.53028
268.52833
91.47093
91.65722
91.65750
91.65694
91.65722
268.33972
268.33972
268.33917
91.66046

360.00056 98.69000 -98.69195 -0.00195

360.00194 98.69000 -98.69194 -0.00194
359.99889 98.69167 -98.69222 -0.00055
360.00046 0.00167 0.00028 98.69130
179.99778
179.99833
179.99722
0.00222
98.69056
98.69194
98.69056
98.69102
278.68972
278.69028
278.68944
-98.68981

90.79750
90.79750
90.79889
90.79796
269.19778
269.19889
90.80167
88.20972
88.21083
88.21028
88.21028
271.78583
271.78667
271.78583
88.21389

81.90417 81.90417 81.90361 0.00056

81.90361 81.90333 81.90417 -0.00083
81.90444 81.90306
81.90407 0.00111 0.00056 81.90382
261.90222
261.90250
-81.90236
0.00000
0.00028
0.00139
0.00056
179.99861
179.99833
179.99944
0.00120

Coordinate Calculations
In order to calculate the coordinates we have to remember that there is a differnece between the compass direction (Azimuth)
and the mathematical angle. The easiest way to calculate coordinates is to first determin the compass direction for each leg,
and then convert it to an angle. The angle is then used in the coordinate calculations.
For a quadrilateral, you take the direction you are heading (azimuth) and add (180-Interior Angle) where the interior angle is
the angle you turn through.
This calculation is shown below
Step 1: Calculate azimuth of each leg
Station
From
3
4
4
3
4a
4
3a
4a
Closure
Error per angle

To
3a
4a
3a
3

Internal Angle
95.09250
84.28222
98.69130
81.90382
0.03016
0.00754

Step 2: Calculate elevation differences between stations

From
To
Vertical Difference
3
4
1.270
4
3
-1.272
4
4a
2.213
4a
4
-2.230
3
3a
1.201
3a
3
-1.194
3a
4a
2.281
4a
3a
-2.291
Vertical Closure
0.004

3 -> 4
4 -> 4a
4a -> 3a
3a -> 3

27.14557 seconds

Averaged
1.271

Error
-0.002

2.222

-0.017

1.198

0.008

2.286

-0.010

-0.027

Step 3: Average horizontal distances between stations

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Azimuth
270.00000
174.28222
92.97352
354.87734

Angle
180.00000
275.71778
357.02648
95.12266

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From
3
4
3
3a
4
4a
4a
3a

To
4
3
3a
3
4a
4
3a
4a

Horizontal Distance
73.991
73.992
84.418
84.440
80.668
80.671
73.553
73.554

Averaged
73.992

Error
-0.001

84.429

-0.022

80.670

-0.004

73.554

-0.001

Step 4: Coordinate calculations

These are done at the top of this worksheet!

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