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ANGLE REDUCTION AND MERIDIAN CONVERGENCE. Learning Objectives. After this lecture you will be able to: Reduce measured angles for geodetic calculations Apply meridian convergence. Lecture Outline. SP1 Reducing observed angles to spheroid Diagrams Meridian Convergence Geodetic Traverses
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Learning Objectives After this lecture you will be able to: • Reduce measured angles for geodetic calculations • Apply meridian convergence
Lecture Outline • SP1 • Reducing observed angles to spheroid • Diagrams • Meridian Convergence • Geodetic Traverses • Conclusion
SP1 Requirements • In Study Book
Reduction of Measured Angles to the Spheroid • Deflection of Verticals Correction • Geoid and ellipsoid normals different • Skew Normals Correction • Normals at each end not parallel • Correct to eliminate effect of two normal sections • Laplace Correction • Relationship between astronomical observed and geodetic azimuths • Used to correct astronomical azimuths
Sample Data • We will cover these in next Prac/Tutorial • Indicative order of magnitude • Deflection correction 0”.063 • Skew normal correction 0”.003 • Laplace correction -6”0.72
Usual Diagram Another way of depicting the same diagram is:
Summary We investigated: • SP1 requirements • Corrections for • Deflection of Verticals • Skew Normals • Laplace Corrections • Meridian Convergence • Geodetic diagrams
Conclusion You can now: • Reduce measured angles to a form in which they can be used for geodetic calculations • Calculate and apply meridian convergence
Self Study • Read relevant module in study materials