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Basics of Geodesy for Map Projections

Measurements are related to human activity. Hence, the history of measurement has the same beginnings as the history of human kind. There are preserved evidences of high measuring level in the field of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris. The oldest races lead 6000 years back. The chapter deals with pratical geometry or land surveying, the determination of the Earth's figure and size, elements of the Earth's ellipsoid, WGS84 coordinate system, and elements of the Earth's sphere.

geodesy, practical geometry, land surveying, earth's ellipsoid, earth's sphere

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