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From your comments I now recall the Geoid is used to determine the elevations of GPS observations and would have no bearing on the coordinate system.
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Geoid is the name given to the virtual sea level of a global ocean at rest, which is used, for example, as a height reference for construction projects.
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Geoid is the name given to the virtual sea level of a global ocean at rest, which is used, for example, as a height reference for construction projects.
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The Geoid would affect the vertical scale factor, would it not?
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The Geoid would affect the vertical scale factor, would it not?
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Geoid information has many applications but perhaps the biggest knowledge gains will come in the study of ocean behaviour.
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Old Geoid: A visual representation of the old geoid model.
Scientific Blogging 2009
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Durham's new map and model also takes into account Newton's law of gravitational attraction and 'the Geoid effect'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Geoid information has many applications but perhaps the biggest knowledge gains will come in the study of ocean behaviour.
Signs of the Times 2009
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Geoid information has many applications but perhaps the biggest knowledge gains will come in the study of ocean behaviour.
The Unreasonable Man 2009
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