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aberration adjustment aerial aerotriangulation angle astronomic average azimuth Bouguer gravity Bouguer plate boundary calculated called camera Cartesian coordinate system celestial body celestial equator celestial sphere chart circle collimation constant contour contour line coordinate system corresponding curvature curve datum defined definition density determined difference direction distance Earth equal-area equation error frequency function geodesy geodetic geoid graticule gravimeter gravity anomaly gravity correction gravity formula gravity reduction grid height horizontal intersection interval land latitude length lens system leveling instrument leveling rod longitude magnetic map projection mass mean measured meridian meters method motion navigation object observer optical system orbit parallax parallel pendulum perpendicular photogrammetry photograph plane plate pole position prism quantity radiation radio radius reference reference ellipsoid refraction region right ascension rotational ellipsoid satellite scale specified sphere spherical spheroid standard station stereoscopic straight line survey telescope term theodolite tidal topographic triangulation usually value of gravity vertical