SRV-27
Forward coordinate
E = E0 + ΔE, N = N0 + ΔN. A new station from a known one.
Governing equation
where
- E_0
- Start easting (m)
- N_0
- Start northing (m)
- \Delta E
- Departure (m)
- \Delta N
- Latitude (m)
- E
- Easting (m)
- N
- Northing (m)
The figure, part by part
Each numbered marker wears the color of its card. Hover a card to light the marker. Tap a marker to jump to that card. The slider walks a red point along the curve; Animate drawing traces it like a pen.
Governing law — red
Domain of the variable — blue
Response curve — green
Rate of change — amber
Lecture brief
Historical brief
From chain and theodolite through Bowditch’s compass-rule (1802) to GPS PDOP, surveying is the propagation of small errors across a network. These sheets close traverses, reduce stadia and state map scale. This sheet (SRV-27 — Forward coordinate) is the form associated with Grid coordinates. Working symbols: , , , , . The traverse update. Close the loop and Bowditch-adjust ΔE, ΔN before storing the station.
Purpose
Live realistic example
In symbols
Calculator
Inputs
Outputs
- Easting E50085.400 m
- Northing N119967.900 m
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Narration of this film
A known point, a vector, a new station.
The traverse update. Close the loop and Bowditch-adjust ΔE, ΔN before storing the station.
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