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Geodetic Reference System of 1980
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[geodesy, standards]
Also known by the acronym GRS80. The standard measurements of the earth's shape and size adopted by the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics in 1979; an ellipsoid that is essentially identical to the World Geodetic System of 1984 ellipsoid.