GEOID CHARACTERISTICS
change note: 2013-03-11 14:15:43.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (Ordnance Survey Ireland); update Definition (Describes the gravitational properties of the geoid, which is defined as a surface on which the earth's attractive (i.e. gravitational) forces are everywhere equal, i.e. a gravimetric equipotential surface. The geoid is of fundamental importance in determining positions on the earth's surface as most measurements are made with reference to this surface.);
change note: 2013-02-18 08:53:41.0 [tbs1979] Rename Concept update PrefLabel (GEOID CHARACTERISTICS);
change note: 2013-02-18 08:51:27.0 [tbs1979] Move Concepts add broader relation (GEOID PROPERTIES [6bbbf7b0-434b-4dbc-9fe8-e5e31fe99614,62965] - GEODETICS [5498572c-aaed-4c08-8aad-8b297057e9c9,82369]); delete broader relation (null);
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definition: Describes the gravitational properties of the geoid, which is defined as a surface on which the earth's attractive (i.e. gravitational) forces are everywhere equal, i.e. a gravimetric equipotential surface. The geoid is of fundamental importance in determining positions on the earth's surface as most measurements are made with reference to this surface.
type: Concept

GEODETICS
type: Concept