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Re: Czech Geodetic Points

  •  10-12-2009, 2:32 AM

    Re: Czech Geodetic Points

    This is what I wrote into my decline log - sorry that the e-mail didn't reach you:
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    Sorry, this is not a geodetic point - this sign means that a water or gas pipeline is buried there, and how deep, I don't know the exact meaning of the numbers. The geodetic point would usually have a red&white pole and a granite block - see the other waymarks in this category.
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    The second picture is a temporary mark used by surveyors, you can find them nailed in the pavement. They are not in the CUZK (Land Survey Office) database and they don't qualify for a WM.

    You can prepare your hunt with the map at cuzk.cz - the waymarkable points are , and . A typical geodetic point in the woods looks like this (WM75D6):



    Some of the points are church or castle spires, eg. WM750P:



    The yellow squares on the map are the gravimetric points - usually a concrete square like this one(WM4PVE):

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