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geodetic coordinate

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geodetic coordinate has definition The latitude and longitude of a point on the Earth's surface determined from the geodetic vertical (normal to the specified spheroid). (See zenith; latitude, terrestrial; longitude, terrestrial.) has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:32:41.0
is a kind of coordinate

coordinate has component coordinate component 2001-09-27 09:32:38.0

point has dimensions 0

geodetic coordinate	has definition The latitude and longitude of a point on the Earth's surface determined from the geodetic vertical (normal to the specified spheroid). (See zenith; latitude, terrestrial; longitude, terrestrial.)
geodetic coordinate	is a kind of coordinate
coordinate	has component coordinate component
point	has dimensions 0