geodetic survey
a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
Origin of geodetic survey
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How to use geodetic survey in a sentence
He was fifty-six years in the Coast and geodetic survey, retiring as its disbursing officer.
A Portrait of Old George Town | Grace Dunlop EckerOut of this giants missile the Italian authorities have made them a geodetic survey and hydrographic station.
Vistas in Sicily | Arthur Stanley RiggsThe channel has been mapped by the Coast and geodetic survey and is plainly marked at all critical points.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) | Dean Conant WorcesterEtching on copper for chart publication has been recently developed in the Coast and geodetic survey.
Nautical Charts | G. R. Putnam
Scientific definitions for geodetic survey
A survey of a large area of land in which corrections are made to account for the curvature of the Earth.
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