Question: sequrreu: a ) Enter the angular and linear measurements in a traverse booking sheet ( 4 Marks ) b ) Compute the coordinates of points

sequrreu:
a) Enter the angular and linear measurements in a traverse booking sheet
(4 Marks)
b) Compute the coordinates of points B, C, D and E assuming that there is no angular and linear corrections in the traverse.
(20 Marks)
OUESTION 3.
(25 marks)
a) List the advantages and disadvantages of Height of Instrument method
(2 Marks)
b) With the aid of a diagram explain the process of rise and fall method and outline the advantage of this method.
(2 Marks)
c) Explain the procedure used to determine the collimation error of an automatic level.
(5 Marks)
d) Given data from a differential levelling which have been found in the order of Back Sight (BS) and Fore Sight (FS) starting with the initial reading on Bench Mark A 0.880,1.760,1.960,0.920,2.595,0.915,2.255,0.515,2.305, and 1.170. The final reading was closed at Bench Mark B whose elevation is 150.535m.
Required:
i) Record all levelling observations in a levelling booking sheet
(3 Marks)
ii) Calculate the Reduced Levels (R.L) of all points using both "Rise and Fall "and Height of Instrument Methods and compare the final reduced levels (10 Marks)
iii) Use formulas to check the calculations
(3 Marks)
OUESTION 4.
(25 Marks)
a) Explain the principle of trilateration used to determine positions of points using GNSS
(5 Marks)
b) With the aid of a diagram, discuss the three (3) components/segments of a Global Satellite Navigation System (GNSS).
(5 Marks)
(5 Marks)
c) List three coordinate systems utilized in GNSS
d) With the aid of a diagram show the relationship between Geoid and Ellipsoid (2 Marks)
e) Why do we use Orthometric height in land surveying instead of Ellipsoidal height
(3 Marks)
f) Discuss four (4) sources of errors in GNSS and their respective mitigation measures.
(5 Marks)
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