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Vertical deflection

The vertical deflection (VD) or deflection of the vertical (DoV), also known as deflection of the plumb line and astro-geodetic deflection, is a measure of how far the gravity direction at a given point of interest is rotated by local mass anomalies such as nearby mountains. They are widely used in geodesy, for surveying networks and for geophysical…

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Vertical deflection

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related to Application · 13
Vertical deflection → Additionally, Because VD, Earth's, For, For GPS, The, Therefore, They, VD, Vertical, We, WGS84, Without
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Vertical deflection → Additionally, DTM, The, Vening-Meinesz, Vertical
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Vertical deflection → reason why modern prime meridian passes more than 100 m to the east of the historical astronomic prime meridian in Greenwich.The meridian arc measurement made by Nicolas-Louis d…

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