geodetic azimuth definition
The Laplace azimuth (geodetic azimuth) of a point in space is equal to the dihedral angle between the plane of the geodetic meridian of the place of observation and the plane that passes through the normal to the surface of the reference ellipsoid at this place and the observed point.aplace Azimuth. the geodetic azimuth A of the direction to an observed point obtained from its astronomical azimuth a corrected by taking into account the effect of the deviation of the vertical at the place of observation.