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geodetic survey
Measurement of Earth's geometric shape.
Geodetic coordinates
a type of curvilinear orthogonal coordinate system used in geodesy based on a reference ellipsoid.
geodetic surveying
Measurement and mapping of Earth.
geodetic latitude
Angle between equator and a point.
Geodetic datum
A geodetic datum or geodetic system (also: geodetic reference datum, geodetic reference system, or geodetic reference frame, or terrestrial reference frame) is a global datum reference or reference frame for unambiguously representing the position of locations on Earth by means of either geodetic coordinates (and related vertical coordinates) or geocentric coordinates.
geodetic line
Shortest path between two points.
geodetic longitude
geodetic astronomy
Geodetic astronomy or astronomical geodesy (astro-geodesy) is the application of astronomical methods into geodetic networks and other technical projects of geodesy.
geodetic precession
coast and geodetic survey
Mapping and charting coastal areas.
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