Missing Data and

Subdivision of Areas
FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING – ENGR. HISHAM A. SACAR
Missing Data
◦ In a closed traverse if lengths and bearings of all lines could not be measured due to certain reasons,
the omitted or the missing measurements can be computed provided the number of such omissions is
not more than two.
◦ In a closed traverse the following conditions must be satisfied:
σ 𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 = 0 σ 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 = 0

DIRECTION BEARING
NE β
SE 180 – β
SW 180 + β
NW –β
Case 1: Distance and Bearing of one Line
is completely missing
Problem:

LINE BEARING DISTANCE (m)

AB N 53°27’ E 59.81
BC
CD S 29°08’ W 76.63
DA N 52°01’ W 95.75
Case 2: The two Distances of two
different lines are completely missing
Problem:

LINE BEARING DISTANCE (m)

AB N 53°27’ E
BC S 66°54’ E 70.37
CD S 29°08’ W 76.63
DA N 52°01’ W
Case 3: The two bearings of two different
lines are completely missing

LINE BEARING DISTANCE (m)

AB N 53°27’ E 59.81
BC 70.37
CD S 29°08’ W 76.63
DA 95.75
Subdivision of Areas
◦ The lot whose description below is to be divided into two equal parts by a North-South line. The total
lot area is known to be 171.96 sq.m. Determine the following:
(a) The location of the dividing line from corner E of the lot
(b) The length of the dividing line

LINE BEARING LENGTH (m)

AB S 19°24.5’ E 12.10
BC S 51°07’ E 8.89
CD N 23°56’ E 10.74
DE N 28°51’ W 10.65
EA S 78°00’ W 10.39