In traverse adjustments, what does computing latitude and departure corrections help achieve?

In traverse adjustments, computing latitude and departure corrections plays a critical role in achieving the distribution of closure error across the legs of the traverse. This process is essential for ensuring that the total error identified in the traverse is redistributed evenly among all segments, which creates a more balanced and accurate representation of the overall survey.

By adjusting the calculated coordinates based on latitude (north-south) and departure (east-west) corrections, surveyors can compensate for any discrepancies that occur during the surveying process. This adjustment helps minimize systematic errors, leading to improved accuracy in determining the positions of survey points. The goal is to ensure that the sum of the errors results in a closed traverse, effectively allowing the calculated coordinates to more accurately reflect the true positions in real-world terms.

Improved accuracy of distance measurements pertains more to the precision of the distance itself rather than the geometrical arrangement of lines, which is the focus of latitude and departure corrections. Better alignment of survey lines could be part of the result from these corrections but is not the primary aim; rather, it is the balanced distribution of errors that's key. Calculation of land value is unrelated to the adjustments made during a traverse but is rather based on other factors such as market data and land characteristics.