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POINT POSITIONING [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Automatic Control (Machine Tools)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

Numerical control in which: a. each numerically controlled motion operates in accordance with instructions which specify only the next required position, b. the movements in the different axes of motion are not co-ordinated with each other and may be executed simultaneously or consecutively, and c. velocities are not specified numerically by the input data.

Key term(s)
  • discontinuous movement
  • discrete positioning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes automatiques (Machines-outils)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Dans une machine-outil à commande numérique commande de mise en position de l'outil sans définition de la trajectoire entre son point de départ et le point où l'usinage doit commencer.

Key term(s)
  • positionnement discret
  • mouvement discontinu

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A geographic position produced from one receiver in a stand-alone mode.

OBS

At best, position accuracy obtained from a stand-alone receiver is 15 to 25 metres, depending on the geometry of the satellites.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Position géographique déterminée au moyen d'un récepteur utilisé de manière autonome.

OBS

L'exactitude d'une position déterminée au moyen d'un unique récepteur est au mieux de l'ordre de 15 à 25 mètres selon la géométrie des satellites.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Techniques
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

satellite or initial point positioning.

OBS

point: A position on a reference system determined by a survey and represented by a fix; e.g. a "point of observation".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'arpentage
  • Géographie mathématique
CONT

Le levé consiste en déterminations de positions de points par des méthodes ou procédés topographiques (ou photogrammétiques).

Spanish

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