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geodesy  

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  • Geodesy involves the theory, measurement, and computation of the size, shape, and gravity field of the earth. Modern geodesy is now also concerned with temporal (time) variations in these quantities, notably through contemporary observations of geodynamic phenomena. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; Geodesy]

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  • geodetics

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