बाउडिच नियम (Bowditch rule) इस धारणा पर आधारित है कि रैखिक माप में संभावित त्रुटि किसके समानुपाती होती है (जहाँ 'l' रेखा की लंबाई है):

In survey work using a total station with reflector measurements, which of the following sequence of temporary adjustments must be performed at a station?

While carrying out a total station survey on one bank of a 250 m wide river, it is necessary to plot electric transmission posts on the opposite bank. No provision exists for crossing the river and the posts are inaccessible. In which mode should the survey work be done?