MTS600 Instruction Manual
69
9.5 Area calculation
This function can calculate the area of polygon land enclosed with three or more
points. The coordinates of the point can be specified by measuring, reading in from
memory , and entering directly.
N
E
PT-01
PT-02
PT-03
PT-05
PT-04
S
l
The number of specified coordinates points:3 or more,30 or less.
l
Be sure to specify points on an enclosed area in a clockwise or
counterclockwise direction, or the calculated result will not be correctly. For
example, like figure above, the points should be specified in the order:
1
→
2
→
3
→
4
→
5 or 5
→
4
→
3
→
2
→
1.
l
When only measuring boundary points to calculate area, the instrument
station and backsight direction angle may not be set .But when mixing the
measurement point, the known point coordinate to calculate area, the
instrument station and backsight direction angle must be set, to ensure that all
points involved in the calculation are within the same coordinate system.
Slope area:
The first three points specified (measured/read-in) are used to create the surface of
the slope area. Subsequent points are projected vertically onto this surface and the
area calculated.
