Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
surveyor
|
| gptkbp:conductedBy |
Ordnance Survey
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1853
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Retriangulation of Great Britain (1935–1962)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
|
| gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:theodolite
baseline measurement apparatus |
| gptkbp:method |
triangulation
|
| gptkbp:notableBaseline |
Hounslow Heath baseline
Lough Foyle baseline Salisbury Plain baseline |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
established primary triangulation points
improved accuracy of national mapping used for military and civil purposes |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Alexander_Ross
gptkb:William_Roy Thomas Colby William Mudge |
| gptkbp:notableSurveyPoint |
gptkb:Salisbury_Plain
gptkb:Hounslow_Heath Dunnose |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Anglo-French Survey (1784–1790)
|
| gptkbp:publicationDate |
1858
|
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
Account of the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
mapping
establishing accurate geodetic measurements |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Ordnance_Survey_National_Grid
Retriangulation of Great Britain |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
creation of Ordnance Survey maps
|
| gptkbp:servesArea |
gptkb:Channel_Islands
gptkb:Great_Britain gptkb:Ireland |
| gptkbp:significance |
first large-scale geodetic survey in Britain
|
| gptkbp:startDate |
1791
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ramsden_theodolite
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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