大地测量学基础-2006_01 Introduction.pptVIP

School of Geodesy and Geomatics,WHU 1 Introduction 1.1 Definition and Classification of Geodesy Definition: the study of the shape, size, gravity field of the earth and the measurements on its surface 1.1 Definition and Classification of Geodesy(continue) According to the classical definition of F. R. Helmert (AD 1880), geodesy is the science of the measurement and mapping of the earths surface. This definition has to this day retained its validity; it includes the determination of the earths external gravity field, as well as the surface of the ocean floor. With this definition, geodesy