Transit Rule :

The transit rule is used to balance a traverse in which the

angular measurements are more precise than the linear
measurements. (Theodolite traversing)
(1)Correction to latitude of any line:
=latitude of that line/arithmetic sum of all latitudes* total
error in latitude

(2) Correction to departure of any line:

=departure of that line/arithmetic sum of all departure* total
error in departure
Example-2(Balancing the traverse – Transit rule)
The following are the length and consecutive coordinates of
closed traverse ABCDA.

Line Length(m) Consecutive

coordinates
latitude

Departure
AB 235.10 +218.50 -86.80
BC 317.40 +42.16 +314.59
CD 215.00 -209.49 +48.36
DA 281.60 -50.51 -277.03
Solution:
Total error in latitude = +0.66
Total error in departures =-0.88

Total perimeter of the traverse = 1049.10 m

Arithmetic Sum of latitudes :

=218.50+42.16+209.49+50.51
=520.66
Aritmetic Sum of departures:
=86.60+314.59+48.36+277.03
=726.78
Correction to latitude of
AB=Latitude of AB/Total sum of latitudes*total error in
latitude
= -(218.50/520.66) * 0.60 = -0.277
BC= -(42.16/520.66) * 0.66 = -0.053
CD= -(209.49/520.66) * 0.66 = -0.266
DA= -(50.51/520.66) * 0.66 = -0.064

Total correction= -0.66

As the error is positive, the sign of the correction is negative.
Calculation of corrected latitudes:

Line Latitude Correction Corrected

latitude
AB +218.50 -0.277 +218.223
BC +42.16 -0.053 +42.107
CD -209.49 -0.266 -209.756
DA -50.51 -0.064 -50.574
Sum= +0.66 -0.66 0.000
Correction to departure of
AB=departure of AB/sum of departures*total error in
departure
= (86.80/726.78) * 0.88 = 0.105
BC= (314.59/726.78) * 0.88 =0.381

CD= (48.36 /726.78) * 0.88

=0.059
DA= (277.03/726.78) * 0.88
=0.335
Calculation of corrected departures:

Line Departure Correction Corrected

departure
AB -86.80 +0.105 -86.695
BC +314.59 +0.381 +314.971
CD +48.36 +0.059 +48.419
DA -277.03 +0.335 -276.695
Sum= -0.88 +0.88 0.000