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TraverseXL V1 0
TraverseXL V1 0
Overview:
Traverse XL provides an easy way to input and analyze traverse data for closed polygon traverses as well as open linear traverses. This program uses
the graphing tools provided in Excel and automatically displays the traverse data as it is entered.
For closed polygon traverses, the program balances the traverse using the compass method, provides statistics regarding misclosure and precision and
calculates traverse perimeter and area. For open linear traverses, the program determines the distance and direction of the ending point relative to the
starting point. Some additional features that are built in to the traverse worksheets are the ability to rotate traverse data as well as a way to convert
horizontal measurement data from meters to feet (or vice versa).
In addition to the data entry and traverse analysis worksheets, there is a page that provides methods for converting angular data. Finally, an example
traverse is provided that includes an annotated map showing the type of output that can be generated using the charting functions provided in Excel.
Instructions:
Enter traverse data in to the appropriate yellow shaded cells on the 'Data Entry' worksheet. Traverse points must be specified by either entering x,y
coordinates or by entering a combination of a distance and an angle. With respect to distances, the spreadsheet is designed to accept either horizontal
distance directly or calculate a horizontal distance when a slope distance and slope percentage is supplied. With respect to angles, the spreadsheet will
accept either azimuth or bearings.
The data from the 'Data Entry' worksheet is automatically linked to the 'Compass Rule Adjustment' and 'Linear Traverse' worksheets.
Worksheets Included:
Data Entry:This worksheet should be used for enteringr traverse data. Traverse data must be entered in the yellow shaded cells only. A valid traverse
point is defined by x,y coordinates OR a combination of a distance measurement and angle measurement. If you choose to paste coordinate point data
into this worksheet, you might consider using Excel's 'Paste Special' -> Values option so that the cell formats are preserved.
Compass Rule Adjustment: This worksheet can be used for analyzing closed (polygon) traverse measurements and provides tools for assessing
traverse closure. In addition to the traverse measurements input by the user, adjusted measurements for a mathematically closed traverse are
automatically generated and can be copied for use in other applications. A visual display contains a map of the original and adjusted traverse
measurements.
Linear Traverse: This worksheet can be used when analyzing open (linear) traverse measurements and provides measurement statistics including
distances (Euclidean and total traverse length), directions between starting and ending points and number of traverse courses. A visual display of the
traverse course is included.
Conversion Tools: This worksheet contains tools that allow users to convert angle units and to calculate distance and direction between a set of
coordinates.
Example Data Entry: This worksheet contains example data for a closed polygon traverse.
Example Compass Adjustment: This worksheet demonstrates the sample output from the values in the 'Example Data Entry' worksheet.
Example Traverse Map: This chart demonstrates the type of traverse maps that can be generated using this program.
If you wish to use this workbook to analyze multiple traverses, you might consider saving the original file as a template (File -> Save As Type (Template:
*.xlt). When you wish to enter data for a traverse, open Excel, select 'FIle-> New' and choose the template name. This will ensure that the workbook will
always be opened in the same state.
Traverse XL: Enter Traverse Data 0.14
0.12
X (Easting) Y (Northing)
0.1
Starting Coordinates 0 0 (Optional)
0.08
Rotation Angle 0 (In degrees; 0 is Up; Clockwise) 0.06 North Arrow Adjustment
Add Length 0
0.04
Distance Units 0 ( 0: English (ft.), 1: Metric (m) ) Rotated Traverse Left/Right Shift 0
0.02 Rotation Direction
For Conversions: ( 1 International Foot = 0.3048 m Unadjusted Traverse
0.3048 Up/Down Shift 0
1 ft -> ? m 1 Survey Foot = 0.304800609601 m) North Orientation
0
Tip Width 30
-20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20
# Of Traverse Legs: 0 Tip Length 25%
-0.02
Enter Traverse Data Below Unadjusted Data North Arrow Data Rotation Arrow Data
Coordinates Distance Angle Azimuth Unaltered Coordinates Rotated Coordinates
Point # Data Check Comments HD Departure Latitude
X (Easting) Y (Northing) HD SD Slope (%) Azimuth Bearing Given Calculated X (Easting) Y (Northing) X (Easting) Y (Northing) X Y X
START N/A 0 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.00 0.00 0.00
1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 -15.00 0.00 -15.00
3 0.00 0.00 0.00
4 15.00 0.12 15.00
5 0.00 0.00 0.00
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Rotation Arrow Data
Y
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Traverse XL: Balancing A Closed Traverse Using The Compass (B
X (Easting) Y (Northing)
Starting Point 0.00 0.00
Unadjusted End Point 0.00 0.00
Balanced End Point 0.00 0.00
Units
0.00 m^2
Balanced Area
0.00 hectares
# Of Traverse Legs 0
0.00 m
Linear Misclosure
Relative Precision
Unadjusted Trave
Point #
HD Azimuth
START N/A N/A
ing The Compass (Bowditch) Rule
1: Metric (m) )
ckwise)
-15 -10 -5
Standards:
2E-15
1.5E-15
1E-15
5E-16
0
-5 0 5 10
-5E-16
-1E-15
-1.5E-15
Unadjusted Traverse
Balanced Traverse
-2E-15 North Direction
-2.5E-15
Y Shift 0
X Y
Units
Start to End Direct Horizontal 0
0.00 ft
Distance -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6
N/A Degrees
Azimuth
N/A DMS
# Of Traverse Legs 0
averse
Traverse XL: Data Conversion Tools
Input Format
Convert Azimuth To Bearings Example Azimuth
Azimuth: Bearing: 0<Azimuth<360
90.5 S89.5E Eg: 120, 134.5643, …
Ending Coordinate
X (Easting) Y (Northing)
Ending Coordinate
X (Easting) Y (Northing)
234.102 -300.931
X (Easting) Y (Northing)
Starting Coordinates 0 0
# Of Traverse Legs: 47
Ent
Coordinates
Point # Data Check
X (Easting)
START N/A N/A
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400.00
200.00
0.00
(Optional) -1500.00 -1000.00 -500.00 0.00
-200.00
-600.00
1: Metric (m) )
-800.00
Foot = 0.3048 m
0.304800609601 m)
-1000.00
-1200.00
200.00
0.00
.00 0.00 500.00 1000.00
-200.00
Add Length
-600.00
Left/Right Shift
-800.00 Rotated Traverse
Rotation Direction Up/Down Shift
-1000.00 Unadjusted Traverse
North Orientation Tip Width
Tip Length
-1200.00
Angle
Comments HD
Bearing
N/A N/A N/A
n60w Leg D 106.0600
s84w Leg D 56.1500
s70w Leg D 79.0300
s40w Leg D 52.4900
s18w Leg D 144.2300
s57w Leg D 119.0000
s79w Leg D 98.9000
s84w Leg D 94.7000
s40w Leg D 63.2900
s20w Leg D 190.2500
s35w Leg D 53.5900
s13w Leg A 98.1400
s16w Leg A 53.3200
s11w Leg A 63.7700
s1e Leg A 12.6500
s84e Leg A 68.3200
s86e Leg A 69.8100
s87e Leg A 77.8600
s83e Leg A 81.9900
s83e Leg A 72.5500
n89e Leg A 28.4400
s86e Leg A 72.9400
s88e Leg A 74.8800
S89E Leg A 72.9400
s82e Leg B 36.9500
s83e Leg B 82.6100
s90e Leg B 91.6100
s85e Leg B 44.1600
n70e Leg B 85.7800
n74e Leg B 43.1800
n39e Leg B 94.0800
n61e Leg B 54.5000
s84e Leg B 103.5600
s84e Leg B 34.3500
n61e Leg B 89.4000
n65e Leg B 80.7500
n70e Leg B 63.6300
n74e Leg B 89.4100
n75e Leg B 42.2700
n11w Leg C 80.5000
n42w Leg C 89.6000
n52w Leg C 214.6000
n35w Leg C 265.9000
n72w Leg C 194.1000
s85w Leg C 72.3000
s78w Leg C 114.2000
n78w Leg C 55.5000
North Arrow Adjustment
30
25%
Unadjusted Data
Azimuth
Departure Latitude
Given Calculated
N/A N/A N/A N/A
300 -91.8507 53.0300
264 -55.8424 -5.8693
250 -74.2639 -27.0299
220 -33.7399 -40.2097
198 -44.5695 -137.1709
237 -99.8018 -64.8120
259 -97.0829 -18.8710
264 -94.1812 -9.8988
220 -40.6820 -48.4830
200 -65.0693 -178.7765
215 -30.7380 -43.8984
193 -22.0767 -95.6247
196 -14.6970 -51.2545
191 -12.1679 -62.5984
179 0.2208 -12.6481
96 67.9457 -7.1414
94 69.6399 -4.8697
93 77.7533 -4.0749
97 81.3789 -9.9921
97 72.0092 -8.8416
89 28.4357 0.4963
94 72.7623 -5.0880
92 74.8344 -2.6133
91 72.9289 -1.2730
98 36.5904 -5.1424
97 81.9942 -10.0676
90 91.6100 0.0000
95 43.9920 -3.8488
70 80.6068 29.3385
74 41.5073 11.9020
39 59.2065 73.1139
61 47.6668 26.4221
96 102.9927 -10.8250
96 34.1618 -3.5906
61 78.1910 43.3420
65 73.1844 34.1264
70 59.7926 21.7627
74 85.9464 24.6447
75 40.8297 10.9403
349 -15.3601 79.0210
318 -59.9541 66.5858
308 -169.1071 132.1210
325 -152.5140 217.8125
288 -184.6001 59.9802
265 -72.0249 -6.3014
258 -111.7045 -23.7435
282 -54.2872 11.5391
ted Data
Unaltered Coordinates Rotated Coordinates
X (Easting) Y (Northing) X (Easting) Y (Northing)
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
-91.8507 53.0300 -27.4503 102.4461
-147.6931 47.1607 -71.0871 137.7824
-221.9570 20.1309 -142.7126 171.1820
-255.6969 -20.0788 -195.0029 166.6071
-300.2664 -157.2497 -323.5127 101.1281
-400.0682 -222.0617 -439.9123 125.8696
-497.1511 -240.9327 -521.9041 181.1738
-591.3324 -250.8316 -595.4998 240.7704
-632.0144 -299.3145 -658.5490 235.2543
-697.0837 -478.0911 -830.9741 154.8512
-727.8217 -521.9894 -883.7499 145.5454
-749.8984 -617.6141 -966.9773 93.5391
-764.5954 -668.8686 -1013.6121 67.6891
-776.7633 -731.4669 -1066.4798 32.0293
-776.5425 -744.1150 -1075.2672 22.9297
-708.5967 -751.2564 -1032.2720 -30.1649
-638.9568 -756.1261 -986.4726 -82.8512
-561.2035 -760.2010 -934.3741 -140.7125
-479.8246 -770.1930 -883.8960 -205.3215
-407.8154 -779.0347 -839.2297 -262.4916
-379.3797 -778.5383 -818.7717 -282.2477
-306.6174 -783.6263 -770.9188 -337.2962
-231.7830 -786.2396 -719.8507 -392.0600
-158.8542 -787.5126 -669.1823 -444.5286
-122.2637 -792.6550 -646.9453 -474.0382
-40.2695 -802.7227 -596.0855 -539.1358
51.3405 -802.7227 -531.3074 -603.9139
95.3324 -806.5715 -502.9219 -637.7424
175.9393 -777.2330 -425.1788 -673.9946
217.4466 -765.3310 -387.4128 -694.9286
276.6530 -692.2171 -293.8482 -685.0946
324.3198 -665.7949 -241.4594 -700.1168
427.3125 -676.6199 -176.2870 -780.5981
461.4743 -680.2105 -154.6698 -807.2930
539.6653 -636.8685 -68.7330 -831.9350
612.8497 -602.7421 7.1472 -859.5532
672.6423 -580.9793 64.8155 -886.4444
758.5887 -556.3346 143.0153 -929.7912
799.4184 -545.3943 179.6222 -950.9262
784.0583 -466.3733 224.6372 -884.1887
724.1042 -399.7875 229.3265 -794.7114
554.9971 -267.6666 203.1733 -581.7110
402.4831 -49.8541 249.3464 -319.8507
217.8830 10.1261 161.2268 -146.9063
145.8581 3.8248 105.8418 -100.4328
34.1537 -19.9187 10.0656 -38.2350
-20.1335 -8.3796 -20.1618 8.3112
North Arrow Data Rotation Arrow Data
X Y X Y
-137.92 -355.08 -137.92 -355.08
-137.92 -131.63 110.63 -197.08
-152.92 -131.63 100.02 -186.47
-137.92 -57.15 193.48 -144.41
-122.92 -131.52 121.23 -207.69
-137.92 -131.63 110.63 -197.08
Traverse XL: Balancing A Closed Traverse Using The Compass (B
X (Easting) Y (Northing)
Starting Point 1000.00 1000.00
Unadjusted End Point 978.38 997.12
Balanced End Point 1000.00 1000.00
Units
892298.35 ft^2
Balanced Area
20.48 acres
# Of Traverse Legs 47
21.81 ft
Linear Misclosure
0.00541 (1/185)
Relative Precision
Unadjusted Trave
Point #
HD Azimuth
START N/A N/A
1 106.0600 300.0000
2 56.1500 264.0000
3 79.0300 250.0000
4 52.4900 220.0000
5 144.2300 198.0000
6 119.0000 237.0000
7 98.9000 259.0000
8 94.7000 264.0000
9 63.2900 220.0000
10 190.2500 200.0000
11 53.5900 215.0000
12 98.1400 193.0000
13 53.3200 196.0000
14 63.7700 191.0000
15 12.6500 179.0000
16 68.3200 96.0000
17 69.8100 94.0000
18 77.8600 93.0000
19 81.9900 97.0000
20 72.5500 97.0000
21 28.4400 89.0000
22 72.9400 94.0000
23 74.8800 92.0000
24 72.9400 91.0000
25 36.9500 98.0000
26 82.6100 97.0000
27 91.6100 90.0000
28 44.1600 95.0000
29 85.7800 70.0000
30 43.1800 74.0000
31 94.0800 39.0000
32 54.5000 61.0000
33 103.5600 96.0000
34 34.3500 96.0000
35 89.4000 61.0000
36 80.7500 65.0000
37 63.6300 70.0000
38 89.4100 74.0000
39 42.2700 75.0000
40 80.5000 349.0000
41 89.6000 318.0000
42 214.6000 308.0000
43 265.9000 325.0000
44 194.1000 288.0000
45 72.3000 265.0000
46 114.2000 258.0000
47 55.5000 282.0000
ing The Compass (Bowditch) Rule
1200.0000 1200.0000
1: Metric (m) )
ckwise)
1000.0000
1000.0000
800.0000
800.0000
600.0000
600.0000
400.0000
400.0000
200.0000
Standards:
200.0000
0.0000
-200.0000 0.0000 200.0000 400.0000 600.000
0.0000
<--- This Traverse
0.0000 -200.0000 200.0000 400.0000 600.0000 800
Graded
Dirt Road
1000.0000
N
800.0000
Symbol Legend
Northing (ft.)
400.0000
Traverse
Legs Leg A
Leg B
200.0000 Leg C
Leg D
North Arrow
0.0000
0.0000 500.0000 1000.0000 1500.0000 2000.0000 B.
Easting (ft.) Fredericks
2/5/2005