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Start Station Co-ordinates: Station No Easting (m) Northing (m)

Closing Station Co-ordinates: Station No Easting (m) Northing (m)

Back Bearing from Start Station: Deg Min Sec Degrees

Forward Bearing from Closing Station: Deg Min Sec Degrees

Station No

Measured HA Deg Min Sec

Forward HzDist (m)

HA Degrees

Adj Sec

Adjusted HA Fwd Bearing Deg Min Sec Deg Min Sec

Differences Easting (m) Northing (m)

Adjustment Northing (m) Easting (m)

Station Co-ordinates Easting (m) Northing (m)

Station No

Total No Stations: 0

Total Distance: 0.0000

Measured Total Angle: 0.000000

Misc: Sec #####

Total Diff: Easting (m) 0.0000

Total Diff: Northing (m) 0.0000

Misclosure: Easting (m) #VALUE!

Misclosure: Northing (m) #VALUE!

Misclosure: Linear (m) #VALUE!

Accuracy: Linear Misc/Total Dist #VALUE!

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Start Station Co-ordinates: Station No Easting (m) Northing (m) 1 0.0000 0.0000 Back Bearing from Start Station: Deg Min Sec Degrees 90 00 00.0 90.000000

Closing Station Co-ordinates: Station No Easting (m) Northing (m) 4 100.0000 0.0000 Forward Bearing from Closing Station: Deg Min Sec Degrees 270 00 00.0 270.000000

EXAMPLE OF CLOSED LOOP TRAVERSE

Station No 1 2 3 4

Measured HA Forward Deg Min Sec HzDist (m) 269 59 58.5 100.0011 270 00 03.0 99.9985 269 59 58.5 100.0010 270 00 02.5

HA Degrees 269.999583 270.000833 269.999583 270.000694

Adj Sec -00.6 -00.6 -00.6 -00.6

Adjusted HA Deg Min Sec 269 59 57.9 270 00 02.4 269 59 57.9 270 00 01.9

Fwd Bearing Deg Min Sec 359 59 57.9 90 00 00.2 179 59 58.1 270 00 00.0

Differences Easting (m) Northing (m) -0.0010 100.0011 99.9985 -0.0001 0.0009 -100.0010

Adjustment Northing (m) Easting (m) 0.0000 0.0005 0.0000 0.0005 0.0000 0.0005

Station Co-ordinates Easting (m) Northing (m) -0.0005 100.0011 99.9986 100.0010 100.0000 0.0000

Station No 2 3 4

Total No Stations: 4

Total Distance: 300.0006

Measured Total Angle: 1080.000694

Misc: Sec 2.5

Total Diff: Easting (m) 99.9984

Total Diff: Northing (m) 0.0000

Misclosure: Easting (m) -0.0016

Misclosure: Northing (m) 0.0000

Misclosure: Linear (m) 0.0016

Accuracy: Linear Misc/Total Dist 1 in 185032

All angles must be Clockwise & External when observed in a Clockwise loop (AS BELOW) Angles must be Clockwise & Internal when observed in an Anti-clockwise loop (NOT SHOWN) 2nd Forward Distance 2nd HA

1st Forward Distance

2nd Station

1st HA Start (1st) Station FIXED Back Bearing FIXED FIXED BASELINE Forward Bearing FIXED No Forward Distance

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Closed Loop Traverse Example

Station (N-1) (N-1) HA

(N-1) Forward Distance

o Forward Distance Closing Station (N) FIXED Final (N) HA

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Start Station Co-ordinates: Station No Easting (m) Northing (m) 1 100.0000 200.0000 Back Bearing from Start Station: Deg Min Sec Degrees 345 00 00.0 345.000000

Closing Station Co-ordinates: Station No Easting (m) Northing (m) 4 252.4300 184.0200 Forward Bearing from Closing Station: Deg Min Sec Degrees 149 54 00.0 149.900000

EXAMPLE OF LINEAR TRAVERSE (SEE DIA)

Station No 1 2 3 4

Measured HA Forward Deg Min Sec HzDist (m) 87 59 58.5 73.7345 290 00 03.0 87.8123 56 53 58.5 100.0010 270 00 02.5

HA Degrees 87.999583 290.000833 56.899583 270.000694

Adjusted HA Fwd Bearing Adj Sec Deg Min Sec Deg Min Sec -00.6 87 59 57.9 72 59 57.9 -00.6 290 00 02.4 183 00 00.3 -00.6 56 53 57.9 59 53 58.1 -00.6 270 00 01.9 149 54 00.0

Differences Easting (m) Northing (m) 70.5124 21.5586 -4.5958 -87.6920 86.5156 50.1524

Adjustment Northing (m) Easting (m) 0.0003 -0.0006 0.0003 -0.0007 0.0004 -0.0008

Station Co-ordinates Easting (m) Northing (m) 170.5118 221.5589 165.9153 133.8673 252.4300 184.0200

Station No 2 3 4

Total No Stations: 4

Total Distance: 261.5478

Measured Total Angle: 704.900694

Misc: Sec 2.5

Total Diff: Easting (m) 152.4321

Total Diff: Northing (m) -15.9810

Misclosure: Easting (m) 0.0021

Misclosure: Northing (m) -0.0010

Misclosure: Linear (m) 0.0023

Accuracy: Linear Misc/Total Dist 1 in 111301

All angles must be Clockwise in the direction of the Traverse 2nd Station 2nd HA

1st Forward Distance 2nd Forward Distance 1st HA

Back Bearing FIXED

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Linear Traverse Example

2nd Forward Distance

Final (N) HA Forward Bearing FIXED No Fwd Dist

(N-1) HA

Closing (N) Stn FIXED (N -1) Fwd Dist

Station (N-1)