The geoid or quasigeoid – which reference surface should be preferred for a national height system?
Most European states use M. S. Molodensky’s concept of normal heights for their height systems with a quasigeoid model as the reference surface, while the rest of the world rely on orthometric heights with the geoid as the zero-level. Considering the advances in data caption and theory for geoid and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Geodetic Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jogs-2013-0013 |