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GEODIMETRE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

geodolite: an item in the "Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

géodimètre : objet de la classe «Équipement de navigation» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Instruments
OBS

It is normally used at night and is effective with first-order accuracy up to distances of 5-40 km (3-25 miles).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments d'arpentage
DEF

Nom déposé, d'un appareil inventé en 1947 par Erik Bergstrand et destiné à la mesure des distances par signal lumineux à haute fréquence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de agrimensura
DEF

Aparato diseñado para el cálculo de distancias entre dos puntos de la superficie terrestre, midiendo diferencias de fase entre un haz de luz monocromática modulada emitido en un punto y el haz reflejado en el otro.

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