POSC Specifications: Epicentre Version 3.0 Logical Data Model

GEODETIC_DATUM (Open) (C011, C029, C055, C109, C148, C151)

(Rules) (Express)

A reference object that describes the position, orientation and scale relationships of a reference ellipsoid to the Earth. Modern geodetic datums are defined with respect to the center of the Earth, while historical geodetic datums are defined with respect to fundamental points on the surface of the Earth.


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Entity projects as table GEODETIC_DATUM.

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