Army Electronic Proving Ground
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Army Electronic Proving Ground EPG a U.S. Army testing ground for electronic systems located at
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, that has been in operation since 1954. It conducts technical tests of communications, intelligence, and electronic warfare equipment, often in conjunction with nearby
White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It serves as the headquarters for other electronic proving grounds throughout the country.
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Description of geodesy lesson plans.(The Latest News)
Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 7/1/2004; 700+ words
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Introduction to Geodesy: the History and Concepts of Modern Geodesy.(Review)
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NOAA releases Geodesy Discovery Kit online.(The Latest News)(United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
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Magazine article from: Point of Beginning; 7/1/2004; 700+ words
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Physical geodesy 201.(thegpsobserver)(Column)
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Geodesy training.(Technology Showcase--Services)
Magazine article from: Geospatial Solutions; 8/1/2006; 360 words
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Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/12/2001; 534 words
; ...Straits Times 09-12-2001 Datum experts urged to support geodesy efforts Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National...for Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP) at a workshop on regional geodesy and cadastre at the Parkroyal Hotel, here, today. Koh hoped...
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Magazine article from: GEO: connexion; 12/1/2006; 700+ words
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Navy releases satellite information.(Navy Geodesy Satellite (GEOSAT))
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; ...monitor ice edge formations and track ocean currents, the Pentagon said yesterday. This information, collected by the Navy Geodesy Satellite (GEOSAT), is now available to the public through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It will...
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geodesy and geodetic measurements
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
geodesy and geodetic measurements Geodesy, the science of precise measurement of the Earth's shape and...distinguished from these by the scale of interest: in general geodesy refers to the analysis of observations made over distances at...
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Gravity and Geodesy
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
GRAVITY AND GEODESY CONCEPT Thanks to the force known as gravity...working in the realm of geophysics known as geodesy measure gravitational fields, as well...them. That, in fact, is the focus of geodesy, an area of geophysics devoted to the...
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geodesy, planetary
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
geodesy, planetary see planetary geodesy
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planetary geodesy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
planetary geodesy The geodetic study of the Moon and of the other planets in the Solar...made with techniques similar to those used in spaceborne terrestrial geodesy. The gravity field of a planet can be measured by observing its effect...
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geodesy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
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