Module 2: Titles, Technical Descriptions, and Record Research - Worked Examples

A title copy lists Lot 18, Psd-00-012345, a stated area of 600 m², and a technical description tied to an identified reference point. Prepare the minimum record header for the survey file.

Convert the record bearing $S35^\circ20'E$ to azimuth measured clockwise from north.

Four 10.000 m courses are recorded as $N30^\circ E$, $S30^\circ E$, $S30^\circ W$, and $N30^\circ W$. Convert each to azimuth and determine the signs and magnitudes of its coordinate increments.

A boundary line begins at $E_1=1000.000$ m, $N_1=2000.000$ m and runs $40.000$ m at azimuth $30^\circ00'$. Compute the next corner.

A training parcel runs 30.000 m east, 20.000 m south, 30.000 m west, and 20.000 m north from its starting point. Check coordinate closure.

Using the 30.000 m by 20.000 m rectangle, verify its area before comparing it with the stated title area.

A computed closed parcel has $\sum\Delta N=+0.030$ m and $\sum\Delta E=-0.040$ m. Compute the linear misclosure.

Starting at $E=1000.000$ m, $N=2000.000$ m, a training description calls for 30.000 m east, 20.000 m south, 30.000 m west, then 19.800 m north. Check whether the recorded courses close.

A title copy lists one course as 24.50 m, while an approved plan copy appears to show 42.50 m. The 24.50 m value produces a large misclosure.

A training parcel begins at $E_0=1000.000$ m, $N_0=2000.000$ m. The source technical description lists the four courses below, while the client packet reports an area of $1{,}945.000$ m². Reconstruct the geometry, check closure and area, and decide what can be released.

This is an idealized practice dataset with rounded bearings and distances. Treat the computed area as a diagnostic until the misclosure and source-record basis are reviewed; the example supplies no acceptance tolerance and authorizes no correction.

The title, approved plan, and computed parcel now agree. Four expected corners and a reference tie have been plotted.