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MIDTERM EXAMINATION

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CEG 2202 GEOMATICS
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Thursday 02 MARCH 2017 9:30 AM to 10:51 AM

Exam Rules:
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Open notes, open book.

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No electronics, except a hand-held calculator.

No restroom breaks during the exam. Leaving the room for any reason means you are not
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permitted to re-enter.
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Exam will terminate at 10:51 AM sharp. No hold-overs allowed.

Answers must be written in the blanks provided otherwise they will be not be graded.

No partial credit. Responses must be correct.

Answers must include the unit of measurement and correct significant figures

100 points total maximum score.

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 (13 @ 1 point each)

True – False [Fill in the circle indicating whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).]

○T ○F The U.S. Survey Foot definition of the meter is 39.37 inches (exactly) is equivalent to
one meter.

○T ○F Random errors may be mathematically computed and removed from observations.

○T ○F A set of precise observations is always accurate.

○T ○F One acre is 43,560 square feet.

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○T ○F A Gunter’s chain is 100 ft long.

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○T ○F The correctly rounded sum of 46.328 + 1.03 + 375.1 is 422.46

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○T ○F The National Geodetic Survey is responsible for establishing a network of survey
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control monuments.
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○T ○F It is acceptable to write field notes on scrap pieces of paper for later transfer in a neater
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form to the field book.

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○T ○F When in doubt, it is best to only enter a minimum amount of data into a field book.

○T ○F The geoid is an equipotential surface.

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○T ○F A page check in differential leveling only provides an arithmetic check of the notes.

○T ○F Automatic levels guarantee a horizontal line of sight at each setup.

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○T ○F The statistical term used to express the precision of a data set is called standard
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deviation.

Problems/Short answers

(6 points)

State the number of significant figures in each of the following values.

0.0024 [2] 12,034 [5] 0.0007621 [4] 120.00 [5] 12,000 [2] 25.35 [4]

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 (2 point)

Convert the following observation as indicated. Significant figures are important.

164.803 m to U.S. Survey feet [540.69 ft]

(8 points)

Compute the most probable distance and 95% probable error for the following set of distance
measurements.

75.8 76.2 75.7 75.5 75.8 meters

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MPV = 75.8 m

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E95% = +/- 0.4997 m [will also accept 0.5 or 0.49]

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(14 @ 1 point each)
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True – False [Fill in the circle indicating whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).]
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○T ○F EDM’s are unaffected by refraction.

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○T ○F The length correction in taping is an example of a random error.

○T ○F The velocity of an electromagnetic wave does not change when passing through
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atmosphere.
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○T ○F A cut tape is graduated with an extra foot beyond the zero mark.
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○T ○F The NGS has specifications for “third-class leveling.”

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○T ○F A collimation test checks if the line of sight in a leveling instrument is horizontal.

○T ○F When measuring distance with an EDM, the line of sight should never be within 1 m
anywhere along its path.

○T ○F A rod level will increase both the accuracy and speed in the field.

○T ○F In general, humidity is irrelevant when measuring distances with a near-infrared EDM.

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 ○T ○F Magnetic declination is the difference between geodetic azimuth and magnetic azimuth.

○T ○F A total station is in adjustment if its line-of-sight axis is perpendicular to its vertical

axis.

○T ○F One-second of arc is about 0.05 ft in 10,000 ft.

○T ○F The “principle of reversion” is used when adjusting level bubbles.

○T ○F In practice, instruments should always be kept in good adjustment, but used as though
they might not be.

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The kinds of horizontal angles most commonly observed in surveying are:
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(1) Interior (2) Angles to right (3) Deflection.

Short Answer Problems

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(4 points)
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A distance between two points A and B is measured and recorded as 567.89 using a steel tape
that has a NIST-certified standard length of 99.96 ft. What is the true distance between A and B?
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Assume normal tension is used, and no temperature correction is required. 567.66 ft

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(4 points)
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The magnetic bearing of a line in year 1884 was N 23° 15' W. The magnetic declination at this
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time was 5° 12’ W. What is the true bearing of this line? N 28° 27’W

(8 @ 1 point each)

True – False [Fill in the circle indicating whether the statement is true (T) or false (F).]

○T ○F A closed traverse begins and ends at a station of known coordinates.

○T ○F If the azimuth of a line is 272°15′26′′, then the bearing of the same line is S92°15′26′′W.

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 ○T ○F Excepts for deflection angles, surveyors should always turn angles clockwise.

○T ○F Angles to the right are clockwise angles with backsights at the “rearward” station and
the foresights on the “forward” station.

○T ○F To avoid ambiguity, only two reference ties should be used to reference a station.

○T ○F Adjustment of angles is dependent on the size of the angle.

○T ○F The departure of a course is the change in the x coordinate.

○T ○F Open traverses should only be used as a last resort in surveying.

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What is the azimuth of line CD if the azimuth of AB is 105°39′12′′, observed angle ABC is

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67°35′08′′, and observed angle BCD is 275°10′15′′? 88° 24’ 35” –using angles to the right.
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However, I will give full credit to all for this problem because I failed to specify the type of
angle observation, which may have lead to confusion. Add 6 points to your score if I marked it
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(5 points)
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What is the angular misclosure on a five-sided traverse with observed interior angles of
83°07′23′′, 105°23′01′′, 124°56′48′′, 111°51′31′′, and 114°41′27′′? 0° 00’ 10”
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(16 points)

Fill in the missing parts of the closed traverse table below.

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Azimuth Distance Departure Latitude

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45°32′15′′ 415.76 +296.73 +291.22

101°56′35′′ 545.33 +533.52 −112.85

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308°49’06” 644.65 −502.27 +404.10 1 3

209°23′00′′ 668.46 -327.98 -582.47

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 (11 points)
Complete the accompanying set of differential leveling notes, and perform the arithmetic page
check.

Point BS (m) HI (m) FS (m) ELEV (m)

BM3 1.613 399.635 398.022
TP1 1.425 399.133 1.927 397.708
TP2 1.307 398.730 1.710 397.423
TP3 1.340 398.797 1.273 397.457
BM3 0.780 398.017
Sums 5.685 5.690

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+5.685 – 5.690 + 398.017 = 398.022 checks with BM3

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