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Geodetic Datum

Geodetic Datum

Created OnJanuary 18, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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A coordinate system, and a set of reference points used to locate places on the surface of the Earth. WGS 84 is the Geodetic Datum used by GPS, ECDIS and ENCs.

Related:

  • Datum
  • GNSS
  • Earthing
  • Hague Rules and Hague-Visby Rules
  • Datum marker buoy
  • SENC

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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