W e consider the rational linear relations between real numbers whose squared trigonometric functions have rational values, angles we call “geodetic.” We construct a convenient basis for the vector space over generated by these angles. Geodetic angles and rational linear combinations of geodetic angles appear naturally in Euclidean geometry; for illustration we apply our results to equidecompos...

The individual apparent motions of distant radio sources are believed to be caused by the effect of intrinsic structure variations of the active galactic nuclei (AGN). However, some cosmological models of the expanded Universe predict that systematic astrometric proper motions of distant quasars do not vanish as the radial distance from the observer to the quasar grows. These systematic effects...

[1] Using Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) measurements of the surface deformation at Fernandina Volcano, Galápagos (Ecuador), acquired between January 2003 and September 2010, we study the structure and the dynamics of the shallow magmatic system of the volcano. Through the analysis of spatial and temporal variations of the measured line-of-sight displacement we identify multip...

This contribution reviews a few basic concepts of optimization and design of a geodetic network. Proper assessment and analysis of networks is an important task in many geodetic-surveying projects. Appropriate quality-control measures should be defined, and an optimal design should be sought. The quality of a geodetic network is characterized by precision, reliability, and cost. The aim is to p...

Geodetic numbers of graphs and digraphs have been investigated in the literature recently. The main purpose of this paper is to study the geodetic spectrum of a graph. For any two vertices u and v in an oriented graph D, a u–v geodesic is a shortest directed path from u to v. Let I (u, v) denote the set of all vertices lying on a u–v geodesic. For a vertex subset A, let I (A) denote the union o...

Given a simple connected graph G = (V, E) the geodetic closure I[S] ⊂ V of a subset S of V is the union of all sets of nodes lying on some geodesic (or shortest path) joining a pair of nodes vk, vl ∈ S. The geodetic number, denoted by g(G), is the smallest cardinality of a node set S∗ such that I[S∗] = V . In “The geodetic number of a graph”, Mathematical and Computer Modelling 17 (June 1993) 8...

This paper describes a new approach to the problem of generating the class of all geodetic graphs homeomorphic to a given geodetic one. An algorithmic procedure is elaborated to carry out a systematic finding of such a class of graphs. As a result, the enumeration of the class of geodetic graphs homeomorphic to certain Moore graphs has been performed.

Modern geodetic observations from a wide range of space and terrestrial technologies contribute to our knowledge of the solid Earth, atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and land water storage. These geodetic observations record the “fingerprints” of global change processes and thus are a crucial independent source of high accuracy information for many global change studies. Many of the geodetic tech...