Example of a Triad Solution
A boundary survey is required of Lot "B" (below)
to re-establish the missing corners. The coordinates of the map
corners and the found monuments are retrieved from an ASCII (plain
text) data file. See the following explanation of a sample printout
(the Program Manual contains a detailed example)
********************** STEP ONE: INITIAL SOLUTION *********************
The record map is best fit to the five found
monuments using the coordinates of common points. The largest
error or residual is from the calculated position of #403 to the
found monument #3 shown below as *181° in azimuth (S 1°W) 0.81'.
The best rotation and scale is determined with a 68% probable
error indicated by the Standard Deviation.
Map Pts
|
Field Pts
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Rectangular Differences
|
Polar Differences
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System 1 to
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System 2
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North (Lat)
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East (Dep)
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N. AZIM
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DIST
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"402
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"2
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"-.004
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"+.104
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"92°
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".104
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"*403
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"3
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"-.809
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"-.010
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"*181°
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"*.809
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"404
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"4
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"+.475
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"+.447
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"43°
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".653
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"406
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"6
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"+.225
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"-.137
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"328°
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".263
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"407
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"7
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"+.113
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"-.404
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"286°
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".419
|
Standard Deviation of the latitudes and departures = 0.39 |
Scale Factor = 1.00004129 |
Standard Deviation = .00038340 |
Rotation = - 1° 09' 54.3" |
Standard Deviation = 0° 01' 19.1" |
********************* STEP TWO: BLUNDER DETECTION*********************
This option determines the largest error that
would remain after rejecting each of the found monuments indicated
below. Rejecting #3 will reduce the largest error in the Initial
Solution from 0.81'at #3 (above) to *0.13' at #6. The rotation
and scale that would result follow on the same line.
REJECT
POINT #
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MAXIMUM RESIDUAL
|
ROTATION
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SCALE
|
N. AZIM
|
DIST -> PT #
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2
|
181°
|
.79
|
3
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-001° 10' 07"
|
1.000059
|
* 3
|
138°
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*.13
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* 6
|
-001° 09' 29"
|
.999336
|
4
|
88°
|
.45
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2
|
-001° 10' 50"
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1.000368
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6
|
180°
|
.72
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3
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-001° 09' 42"
|
1.000090
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7
|
181°
|
.66
|
3
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-001° 09' 21"
|
1.000237
|
* It can be seen by inspection that the best solution
will be obtained after rejecting #3. Triad will automatically
search and report this fact.
********************* STEP THREE: FINAL SOLUTION ********************
Point #3 is rejected by setting the pair 403,
3 "FREE". The solution is re-computed to best fit the
remaining monuments. The calculated corner positions now fall
between 0.06' to 0.13' of the found monuments as shown below.
Map Pts
|
Field Pts
|
Rectangular Differences
|
Polar Differences
|
System 1 to
|
System 2
|
North (Lat)
|
East (Dep)
|
N. AZIM
|
DIST
|
402
|
2
|
+.055
|
-0.055
|
314°
|
0.08
|
403
|
3
|
-1.611
|
-.021
|
180°
|
1.61 FREE
|
404
|
4
|
+.037
|
+.049
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53°
|
.06
|
406
|
6
|
-.096
|
+.085
|
138°
|
.13
|
407
|
7
|
+.004
|
-.079
|
272°
|
.08
|
Root Mean Square of the North and East Residuals = 0.06 (#3 excepted) |
Scale Factor = 0.99933648 |
Standard Deviation = .00009303 |
Rotation = - 1° 09' 29.9" |
Standard Deviation = 0° 00' 19.2" |
***************** STEP FOUR: CREATE NEW COORDINATES *****************
New coordinates are computed for mapping and
staking. To avoid conflicts in the coordinate file a value of
100 is added to the map point numbers for the new points computed
in the field coordinate system.
Map Coordinates (input)
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Field Coordinates (output)
|
PROBABLE ERROR
|
PT#
|
NORTH
|
EAST
|
PT#
|
NORTH
|
EAST
|
403
|
2748.923
|
5023.754
|
503
|
19315.877
|
39960.416
|
.13
|
405
|
3350.321
|
5042.829
|
505
|
19917.139
|
39967.325
|
.07
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Note, there is an expectation at the 68% level
of confidence that the computed positions of corners #403 and
#405 are radially within 0.13' and 0.07'. This is useful in determining
the reliability of the position or for an estimated corner search
radius.
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