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Eng ID Term Definition
2001
General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO)
A global series of small scale bathymetric charts. Edited through international cooperation by IHO and IOC.
2002
general chart
See CHART.
2003
general notices
All information and instructions that hydrographic offices may wish to bring to the atten­tion of mariners but the nature of which is such t... more
All information and instructions that hydrographic offices may wish to bring to the atten­tion of mariners but the nature of which is such that they may not properly refer to any specific nautical document.
2004
generalisation
The omission of less important detail when compiling a chart. Its purpose is to avoid over­loading charts where space is limited.
2005
geocentric coordinates
See COORDINATES.
2006
geocentric latitude
See LATITUDE.
2007
geocentric parallax
See PARALLAX: DIURNAL.
2008
geodesic
See GEODESIC LINE.
2009
geodesic line
The shortest line on a mathematically derived surface, between two points on that surface. A geodesic line on a REFERENCE SPHEROID is called... more
The shortest line on a mathematically derived surface, between two points on that surface. A geodesic line on a REFERENCE SPHEROID is called a GEODETIC LINE. Also termed a geo­desic.
2010
geodesy
The science which treats of the determination of the size and figure of the EARTH (GEOID) by such direct measurements as TRIANGULA­TION, LEV... more
The science which treats of the determination of the size and figure of the EARTH (GEOID) by such direct measurements as TRIANGULA­TION, LEVELLING and gravime­tric OBSERVATIONS.
2011
geodesy: satellite
The discipline which employs OBSER­VATIONS of an earth satellite to extract geodetic information.
2012
geodetic azimuth
See AZIMUTH.
2013
geodetic connection
See CONNECTION.
2014
geodetic control
See CONTROL.
2015
geodetic coordinates
See COORDINATES.
2016
geodetic data
Information concerning points establis­hed by a geodetic survey, such as descriptions for recovery, coordinate values, height above sea leve... more
Information concerning points establis­hed by a geodetic survey, such as descriptions for recovery, coordinate values, height above sea level, and orientation.
2017
geodetic datum
See DATUM.
2018
geodetic equator
See EQUATOR.
2019
geodetic latitude
See LATITUDE.
2020
geodetic levelling
See LEVELLING.