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geodetic latitude

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Geoinformaatika

ID 1143782 Last modified 11.07.2026
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Domain Earth Sciences - Geography - Universegeodesygeoinformatics & cartography
  • nurk horisontaalse ekvaatori joone ja vaadeldaval paralleelil ellipsoidse pinnaga risti oleva joone vahel
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  • Saksa kultuuriruumi tavade kohaselt tähistatakse geodeetilist laiust B.
geodeetiline laius
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  • § 7. Andmekogusse kantavad andmed [...] 5) geodeetilise punkti koordinaadid (x-koordinaat, y-koordinaat, geodeetiline laius, geodeetiline pikkus, kõrgus geoidist, kõrgus ellipsoidist, raskuskiirenduse väärtus);
geodetic latitude
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  • Coordinates in a Geodetic Coordinate System are given by a geodetic latitude (the angle between the normal to the ellipsoid at a location and the equatorial plane), a geodetic longitude (the angle between the meridional reference plane and a meridional plane containing the normal to the ellipsoid at a location) and a geodetic height (the perpendicular distance of a location from the ellipsoid).

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