Geodetic control network
NETWORK OF POINTS WITH KNOWN POSITIONS USED IN GEODESY AND SURVEYING
Control net; Control network; Control point network; Geodetic networks; Control networks; Geodetic network; Geodetic control point; Control survey; Control surveying
A geodetic control network (also geodetic network, reference network, control point network, or control network) is a network, often of triangles, which are measured precisely by techniques of terrestrial surveying or by satellite geodesy.