Position resection and intersection
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Position resection and intersection
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Position resection and intersection are methods for determining an unknown geographic position by measuring angles with respect to known positions.
In resection, the one point with unknown coordinates is occupied and sightings are taken to the known points;
in intersection, the two points with known coordinates are occupied and sightings are taken to the unknown point. Measurements can be made with a compass and topographic map, theodolite or with a total station using known points of a geodetic
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2023-07-27T14:44:11Z
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