Aug 25, 2007 12:03
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Clarke 1880 RGS
What does RGS stand for? Most probably It's not English.
Like Clarke 1880 IGN :Institut Geographique National
What does RGS stand for? Most probably It's not English.
Like Clarke 1880 IGN :Institut Geographique National
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| 4 +6 | Royal Geographical Society |
Tony M
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| 2 +1 | Royal Geographical Society |
David Moore (X)
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Royal Geographical Society
I'm pretty sure that back in 1880 it would have been this, but I'm sure you can easily confirm by doing a little more research for yourself.
Royal Geographical Society with IBG - the heart of geography
A Society with an interest in promoting both academic and non-academic appreciation of geography.
www.rgs.org/
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Note added at 13 mins (2007-08-25 12:17:12 GMT)
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However, do note that if this is outside the UK, then it might also be one of several Royal Geographical Surveys (not dissimilar to the IGN) — it would need more of your surrounding context to be able to decide which is the right solution
Royal Geographical Society with IBG - the heart of geography
A Society with an interest in promoting both academic and non-academic appreciation of geography.
www.rgs.org/
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Note added at 13 mins (2007-08-25 12:17:12 GMT)
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However, do note that if this is outside the UK, then it might also be one of several Royal Geographical Surveys (not dissimilar to the IGN) — it would need more of your surrounding context to be able to decide which is the right solution
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David Moore (X)
: Yours, I think...(I'll leave mine for the ref.)
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Thanks, David! But with caution, as it depends if this is UK or not
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salavat
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Thanks, Salavat!
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Rafal Korycinski
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Thanks, Rafal!
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Efharisto, Vicky!
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Elena Aleksandrova
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Thanks, Elena!
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Mark Nathan
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Thanks, Mark!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Tony!"
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Royal Geographical Society
Though this is a guess, it does pop up on the web:
The Hydrographic Society - Forum - Q&A Geoids, Spheroids ...
we were using the Clarke 1880 RGS modified spheroid. ... Royal Geographical Society. There are a number of datum transformation used offshore Angola from ...
www.hydrographicsociety.org/Forum/questions/Geoids-Spheroid...
The Hydrographic Society - Forum - Q&A Geoids, Spheroids ...
we were using the Clarke 1880 RGS modified spheroid. ... Royal Geographical Society. There are a number of datum transformation used offshore Angola from ...
www.hydrographicsociety.org/Forum/questions/Geoids-Spheroid...
Note from asker:
| Thanks David! |
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Morad Safe (X)
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