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survey marker

Summary

survey marker has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • survey marker is a type of geographical marker[2].
  • survey marker's Commons category is recorded as Geodetic control points[3].
  • survey marker's said to be the same as is recorded as benchmark (levelling)[4].
  • survey marker's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Geodetic control points[5].
  • survey marker's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=survey_point[6].
  • survey marker's fabrication method is recorded as survey marking[7].
  • survey marker's studied by is recorded as surveying[8].

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Definition and Type

survey marker is a type of geographical marker[2].

Why It Matters

survey marker has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

surveying

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_survey-marker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{survey marker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/survey-marker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 10d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Geodetic control points
    Subclass of → geographical marker
    P14541 → R8up0
    Studied by → surveying
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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