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Synopsis
"This book covers the entire field of geodesy and is intended to serve as an introductory textbook for graduate students as well as a reference for scientists and engineers in the fields of geodesy, geophysics, surveying engineering, and geomatics. It provides a systematic overview of fundamental theories, geodetic reference systems and spatial and terrestrial measurement methods together with the respective modeling techniques. The third edition has been completely revised in order to adequately reflect the tremendous changes which have occurred in geodesy in the last twenty years, where space techniques are now the predominate tool for positioning and gravity field determination. Establishment of geodetic control networks has followed these developments, with far-reaching consequences for applied geodesy. High data rates and improved accuracy have increased geodetic contributions to geodynamics research. The present state of geodesy is illustrated by selected examples of instruments and results of geodetic data processing. An extensive reference list supports further studies."--BOOK JACKET.
Booknews
A core textbook for a course for students of the earth sciences and navigation. The 1991 second edition retained the fundamental structure of the 1980 first, itself a translation of the 1975 die/>, but the third is a substantial revision in order to account for the changes in the field over the past three decades in space techniques and data acquisition. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)