Area by DMD

Double Meridian Distance (DMD)

Rules in computing the DMD for each course
Meridian Distance of a line of a traverse:

Area -the shortest distance from the

midpoint of the line to the reference
Rule 1: The DMD of the first course is equal to
the departure of the course.
meridian.
Computations N Rule 2: The DMD of any other course is equal to
the DMD of the preceding course, plus the
departure of the preceding course, plus the
departure of the course itself.

Rule 3: The DMD of the last course is

numerically equal to the departure of that
E course, but with the opposite sign.

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ADJ LAT ADJ DEP Double Area

LINE DMD
+N -S +E -W +NDA -SDA

Area by DMD AB 491.90 45.74 +45.74 22499.51

BC 587.67 609.15 +700.63 411739.23
CD 328.41 788.00 +2097.78 688931.93
DE 1000.42 215.82 +3101.60 3102902.67
EF 125.72 1114.62 +2202.80 276936.02
FA 374.97 544.09 +544.09 204017.43
Double Area = DMD x Adjusted Latitude
+638256.17 -4068770.62
Double Area = DMD x Adjusted Latitude

1 1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = ( 𝑁𝐷𝐴 + ( 𝑆𝐷𝐴
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = ( 𝑁𝐷𝐴 + ( 𝑆𝐷𝐴 2
2
Area = ½ [+638256.17 + (-4068770.62)]

Area = ½ [-3430514.45]

Area = 1715257.23 sq.m. Area = 171.53 Ha.

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Double Parallel Distance (DPD)

Rules in computing the DPD for each course
Parallel Distance of a line of a traverse:

-the shortest distance from the Double Area = DPD x Adjusted Departure
Rule 1: The DPD of the first course is equal to
midpoint of the line to the reference the latitude of the course.
parallel.
N Rule 2: The DPD of any other course is equal to
1
the DPD of the preceding course, plus the 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = ( 𝐸𝐷𝐴 + ( 𝑊𝐷𝐴
latitude of the preceding course, plus the 2
latitude of the course itself.

Rule 3: The DPD of the last course is numerically

equal to the latitude of that course, but with
E the opposite sign.

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ADJ LAT ADJ DEP Double Area

LINE DPD
+N -S +E -W +EDA -WDA
AB 491.90 45.74 +491.90 22499.51
BC 587.67 609.15 +1571.47 957260.95
CD 328.41 788.00 +1830.73 1442615.24
DE 1000.42 215.82 +501.90 108320.06
EF 125.72 1114.62 -624.24 695790.39
FA 374.97 544.09 -374.99 204028.31
+3430514.46
Double Area = DPD x Adjusted Departure
1
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 = ( 𝐸𝐷𝐴 + ( 𝑊𝐷𝐴
2

Area = ½ [+3430514.46 + (0)]

Area = ½ [+3430514.46]

Area = 1715257.23 sq.m. Area = 171.53 Ha.

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