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[geodesy]
Acronym for World Geodetic System 1984. The most widely used geocentric datum and geographic coordinate system today, designed by the U.S. Department of Defense to replace WGS72. GPS measurements are based on WGS84.
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coordinate system
geocentric datum
geodesy
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horizontal geodetic datum
NAD 1983