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Traverse Adjustment

Closed traverse adjustment — Bowditch (Compass) Rule or Transit Rule

RDM 1.1 (2025) Table 5.1  |  Survey Regulations 1994  |  Survey Act Cap 299

Bearings — WCB in Degrees°Minutes′Seconds″ as read from instrumentDistances — horizontal distances in metresFirst row — must have known Northing & Easting
Traverse Computation Table — Bowditch Adjustment
LineDist (m)WCBN (m)E (m)
A
°'"
B
°'"
C
°'"
D
°'"
Angular Misclosure CheckRDM 1.1 Table 5.1 — ≤ 3.0″ per station | max 15 courses
°'"
°'"

Enter the initial reference bearing and the bearing computed back to the reference line. Leave blank if no closing azimuth check was performed (noted in print output).

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