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The 88 pages that link to Geodesy, each with the reason it gives.

• Global Positioning SystemRelated: GPS positions are interpreted within Earth-centered reference systems defined by geodesy.

• LongitudeRelated: Modern longitude depends on Earth's reference ellipsoid and geodetic reference frames.

• NavigationRelated: Its models make large-scale positions and distances more accurate.

• North American PlateRelated: Satellite geodesy measures the plate’s motion relative to other plates.

• StraboRelated: Strabo discusses Earth’s form and dimensions as foundations for mapping the inhabited world.

• Spherical harmonicsRelated: Earth’s gravitational potential is commonly represented with spherical-harmonic coefficients.

• Adrien-Marie LegendreRelated: Earth-measurement problems motivated Legendre’s work on ellipsoids and least squares.

• MetreRelated: Geodetic measurements express Earth's dimensions and shifts in metres.

• GeophysicsRelated: Its precise measurements quantify tectonic motion, sea-level change, and mass redistribution.

• Elastic-rebound theoryRelated: Geodetic measurements reveal the gradual deformation that can precede fault rupture.

• TopographyRelated: Geodetic reference systems provide the framework for locating and measuring topography.

• Australian PlateRelated: Satellite geodesy measures the plate’s motion directly.

• Spherical trigonometryRelated: Its global measurements often require spherical approximations and spherical-triangle calculations.

• Al-BiruniRelated: Al-Biruni developed a method for estimating Earth’s radius from a mountain’s height and horizon depression.

• Satellite navigationRelated: Earth models and reference frames define the coordinates a receiver reports.

• Point (geometry)Related: Geodesy expresses surveyed locations as points on Earth or in coordinate frames.

• Radio navigationRelated: Navigation coordinates must be interpreted against a defined model of Earth.

• Afar DepressionRelated: Satellite geodesy tracks the ground deformation that reveals rifting in Afar.

• Law of sinesRelated: Large-scale triangulation applies triangle relations to establish positions across Earth's surface.

• Challenger DeepRelated: Accurate depth comparisons depend on positioning and sea-level reference systems.

• Spherical law of cosinesRelated: Spherical formulas provide useful approximations for large-scale Earth measurements.

• Spherical triangleRelated: Spherical triangles underpin classical surveying and approximate Earth models.

• Anatolian PlateRelated: Satellite geodesy measures the present-day velocity of Anatolian crust.

• Animal trackingRelated: Coordinate systems and Earth models affect how recorded positions are interpreted.

• Spherical excessRelated: Spherical excess illustrates curvature corrections relevant to geodetic measurements.

• Theorema EgregiumRelated: Gauss’s work on Earth’s shape formed part of the theorem’s historical setting.

• Geographic information scienceRelated: Geodesy provides precise reference frameworks for locating geographic information.

• History of geometryRelated: Earth measurement tested geometric assumptions against the shape of the physical world.

• Somali PlateRelated: Satellite geodesy helps quantify present-day motion across the East African Rift.

• Robinson projectionRelated: Robinson's compromise geometry is for display, not precise geodetic measurement.

• Gravity of EarthRelated: Accurate models of Earth’s gravity support mapping, positioning, and reference-height systems.

• GeoinformaticsRelated: Geodetic measurements provide the reference framework for precise geographic locations.

• TiltmeterRelated: Geodetic frameworks help interpret tilt observations as ground movement.

• Charles-Édouard GuillaumeRelated: Stable-length Invar standards supported precise geodetic baseline measurements.

• Clairaut's relationRelated: The geometry of rotationally symmetric Earth models provides a practical setting for the relation.

• Expanding EarthRelated: Modern measurements test whether Earth is expanding at the rate required by the hypothesis.

• Guillaume DelisleRelated: Geodetic measurements supplied a firmer basis for geographic positions on his maps.

• History of geophysicsRelated: Its precise measurements supplied a foundation for geophysical theories and maps.

• Legendre's theorem on spherical trianglesRelated: Classical geodetic computations use Legendre’s approximation for small Earth-surface triangles.

• Minute and second of arcRelated: Angular observations in geodesy are often recorded in degrees, minutes, and seconds.

• Punta PariñasRelated: Determining an exact continental extreme depends on how Earth’s surface is measured.

• Technical geographyRelated: Geodetic reference systems anchor precise geographic measurements and maps.