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triangulation station

fixed surveying station used in geodetic surveying
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triangulation station

Summary

triangulation station ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • triangulation station is a type of benchmark[2].
  • triangulation station is a type of geographic location[3].
  • triangulation station is a type of geodesic point[4].
  • triangulation station is a type of boundary marker[5].
  • triangulation station is used for geodesy[6].
  • triangulation station's Commons category is recorded as Trig points[7].
  • triangulation station's said to be the same as is recorded as benchmark (levelling)[8].
  • triangulation station's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=survey_point[9].
  • triangulation station's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Civil Engineering Terminology (1st edition)[10].
  • triangulation station's partially coincident with is recorded as benchmark[11].
  • triangulation station's different from is recorded as benchmark[12].
  • triangulation station's studied by is recorded as surveying[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include benchmark[2], geographic location[3], geodesic point[4], and boundary marker[5].

Use and Application

triangulation station is used for geodesy[6].

Why It Matters

triangulation station ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Hirho · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → benchmark
    Has use → geodesy
    Said to be the same as → benchmark (levelling)
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q136793824]]"
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