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GEODESIST [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Surveying
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

Geodesists measure and monitor the Earth's size and shape, geodynamic phenomena (e.g., tides and polar motion), and gravity field to determine the exact coordinates of any point on Earth and how that point will move over time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Arpentage
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Spécialiste de la géodésie.

CONT

Les géodésiens couvrent progressivement le monde entier de triangles qui, enchevêtrés les uns avec les autres, forment des chaînes géodésiques dites de premier ordre, formant l'ossature de toutes les déterminations de position de la surface du globe.

Spanish

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