FIELDWORK : 4 RATING : __________

No.
TITLE : CLOSED COMPASS TRAVERSE DATE OF : _APRIL
SURVEY 21-23_____
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OBJECTIVE : 1. To determine the direction of lines by using the
S Transit Compass and its length GROUP NO. : __________
2. To apply the principle of Traverse Adjustment by
Compass Rule and compute its area by DMD

LEARNING
OUTCOMES : The student will be able to:
1. Develop skills in determining bearings of line using
the Transit.
2. Compute the area of a closed polygon using the
principles of DMD.

A. INSTRUMENTS & ACCESORIES

1 5 - Flaglets

1 Tripod Chalks / Markers

1 Measuring Tape
1 Range Pole

B. PROCEDURE
1. Establish corners of the designated field and mark these corners as stations A, B, C, D, and E with
flaglets.
2.
3. Unlock the needle lifter of the compass box to enable movement of the compass needle.
4. With the telescope in normal position, sight station A then lock the upper and lower clamps to
prevent unnecessary movement of the upper plate. When the needle becomes stationary, read the
north end of the needle to determine the bearing of line AB. Record the obtained data in the
accompanying table.
- The telescope is in normal position when the eye piece of the telescope is in the south end of the compass needle
or when the eye piece is above vernier A.
- In reading bearings, the north end of the needle is the one without the attached copper wire.
5. Transfer to the next station and repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 for bearings of lines BC, CD, DE, and EA.
Record each obtained data in the accompanying table.
6. Measure the lengths of lines AB, BC, CD, DE, EA. Record the obtained distances in the

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C. DATA AND RESULTS 1. OBSERVED DATA
OBSERVED OBSERVED LATITUDE DEPARTURE
LINE DISTANCE BEARING (m) (m)
(m)
AB 18.95 m S 62º 32' E -8.74 m +16.81 m
BC 20.07 m S 14º 15' 48'' W -19.45 m -4.94 m
CD 19.10 m S 73º 30' 12'' W -5.42 m -18.31 m
EF 15.13 m N 30º 02' W +13.10 m -7.57 m
EA 24.82 m N 34º 29' 13'' E +20.40 m +14.05 m

cl = -0.05 cd = 0.04

2. ADJUSTED DATA by COMPASS RULE

ADJUSTED ADJUSTED ADJUSTED
LINE LATITUDE DEPARTURE
(m) (m) DISTANCE (m) BEARING

AB -8.73 m +16.88 m 18.93 m S 62º 32' 24'' E

BC -19.44 m -4.95 m 20.06 m S 14º 17' 24'' W
CD -5.41 m -18.32 m 19.10 m S 73º 3' 3'' W
EF +13.12 m -7.58 m 15.15 m N 30º 01' 12'' W
EA +20.48 m +14.04 m 24.83 m N 34º 25' 48'' E

cl = 0 cd =0

3. AREA BY DOUBLE MERIDIAN DISTANCE (DMD)

ADJUSTED ADJUSTED
DMD
LINE LATITUDE DEPARTURE DA (sq. m)
(m)
(m) (m)
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 AB -8.73 m +16.88 m 16.80 m -146.75 m2
BC -19.44 m -4.95 m 28.65 m -556.96 m2
CD -5.41 m -18.32 m +5.38 m -29.11 m2
EF +13.12 m -7.58 m -20.52 -269.22 m2
EA +20.48 m +14.04 m -14.04 -287.54 m2
1,289.58

ATOTAL= 644.79
D. COMPUTATIONS
a. Determine the Linear Error of Closure, the bearing of the side of error, and the precision of the
survey made.
b. Compute the adjusted distance and bearing using Compass Rule. Tabulate adjusted values
accordingly.
c. Compute the total area of the traverse using Double Meridian Distance (DMD) Method.

WRITE YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION AFTER THIS LINE

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E. SKETCH
(Draw to scale the ACTUAL figure of the field based on the adjusted data. Label all values completely.)

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F. CONCLUSION
With the aid of the fourth fieldwork, the surveyors and students were able to use the Transit
Compass to establish the direction and length of the lines. Students were also able to determine the
area of the lines using the Transverse Adjustment by Compass Rule and DMD. Through this project,
students can learn how to use the Transit to determine line bearing and how to apply DMD principles
to determine the area of closed polygons.

VIN DANZEL C. DAYONDON

SURVEYOR

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CHECKED BY:
PRELIMINARY REPORT: (DRAFT TABULATION OF DATA)

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