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Geodetic astronomy or astronomical geodesy (astro-geodesy) is the application of astronomical methods into geodetic networks and other technical projects of geodesy.

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Geodetic astronomy

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Geodetic astronomy or astronomical geodesy (astro-geodesy) is the application of astronomical methods into geodetic networks and other technical projects...

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Geodesy

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geodesy and terrestrial geodetic techniques, and relying on datums and coordinate systems. The job titles are geodesist and geodetic surveyor. Geodesy began...

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Geodetic control network

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orientation to the geographic north is achieved through methods of geodetic astronomy. The principal instruments used are theodolites and tacheometers,...

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Satellite geodesy

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PAGEOS Seasat Starlette and Stella TOPEX/Poseidon TRANSIT WESTPAC Geodetic astronomy Satellite gravimetry Seeber, Gunter (2003). Satellite geodesy. Berlin...

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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey

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The United States Coast and Geodetic Survey (abbreviated USC&GS; known as the Survey of the Coast from 1807 to 1836; as the United States Coast Survey...

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Apparent place

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Astrometry Celestial navigation Coordinated Universal Time dUT1 Geodetic astronomy Meridian circle Solar time Star position Zenith camera Seidelmann...

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Theoretical astronomy

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disappearing from the surface and beneath or above the surface of the Earth. Geodetic astronomy is the application of astronomical methods into networks and technical...

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Geophysical survey

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Glaciology Hydrogeology Marine geology Geodesy Cartography Earth's orbit Geodetic astronomy Geomatics Gravity of Earth Planetary geodesy Remote sensing Geopositioning...

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Azimuth

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theodolite whose axis is perpendicular to the surface of the spheroid; geodetic azimuth (or geodesic azimuth) is the angle between north and the ellipsoidal...

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Struve Geodetic Arc

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The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820...

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Benjamin Apthorp Gould

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1867 worked in the United States Coast Survey, where he worked in geodetic astronomy and was in charge of the longitude department. He developed and organized...

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Astrometry

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binary Barycentric celestial reference system Ephemeris Equatorium Geodetic astronomy Gaia spacecraft — launched December 2013 Hipparcos Space Astrometry...

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Celestial navigation

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Practical Navigator Celestial pole Circle of equal altitude Ephemeris Geodetic astronomy GNSS Satellite navigation History of longitude List of proper names...

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ED50

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systems of Gauss–Krüger are defined by ED50 and oriented by means of geodetic astronomy. Up to now it has been used in databases of gravity fields, cadastre...

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Earth ellipsoid

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modern satellite geodesy or the analysis and interconnection of continental geodetic networks. Amongst the different set of data used in national surveys are...

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Geographic coordinate system

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A geographic coordinate system (GCS) is a spherical or geodetic coordinate system for measuring and communicating positions directly on Earth as latitude...

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Alwyn Robbins

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and Photogrammetry, with outstanding contributions to knowledge in Geodetic astronomy and the design and development of the Chronochord (printing crystal...

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Star position

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coordinates, Ecliptic coordinates annual aberration, improper motion Geodetic astronomy, transit instruments F.W.A. Argelander (1863). Bonner Sternverzeichnis...

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Lunar distance

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L}} ), or Earth–Moon characteristic distance, is a unit of measure in astronomy. More technically, it is the semi-major axis of the geocentric lunar orbit...

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Longitude

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from the ground at that location. Longitude is generally given using the geodetic normal or the gravity direction. The astronomical longitude can differ...

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Karl Ramsayer

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important scientists in geodetic astronomy and in electronic navigation. In the 1950s Ramsayer became professor at the Geodetic Institute of the University...

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Ocean heat content

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life Nature Geodesy Cartography Computer cartography Earth's orbit Geodetic astronomy Geomatics Gravity Navigation Remote Sensing Geopositioning Virtual...

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Atmospheric refraction

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optics to reduce this effect. Terrestrial refraction, sometimes called geodetic refraction, deals with the apparent angular position and measured distance...

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Gravity

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Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy. Harvard University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780674971660. Archived from the...

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Earth radius

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ellipsoid of revolution, geocentric to model the entire Earth, or else geodetic for regional work A sphere In the case of the geoid and ellipsoids, the...

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