Relating to or used in geodesy; involving the measurement and mapping of the earth or large areas of its surface.
From Greek gē ('earth') + daiesthai ('to divide') + -ic. Became standard in technical literature by the 19th century.
GPS technology is fundamentally geodetic—it measures precise positions by triangulating from satellites, using the same geometric principles surveyors used 300 years ago with telescopes.
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