Echoes of the past: Rediscovering Barometric Levelling

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Scarmana, Gabriel. 2025. "Echoes of the past: Rediscovering Barometric Levelling." Azimuth. 63 (2), pp. 22-25.
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Echoes of the past: Rediscovering Barometric Levelling

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AuthorsScarmana, Gabriel
Publication TitleAzimuth
Journal Citation63 (2), pp. 22-25
Number of Pages4
Year2025
Place of Publication Australia
Web Address (URL)https://www.surveyors.org.au/news-item/19547/june-azimuth-out-now
Abstract

New advanced sensors are making barometric levelling valuable for obtaining elevation data where GNSS data are unavailable

Keywordsatmospheric sensors; Barometric levelling; surveying techniques
Article Publishing Charge (APC) FundingResearcher
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020410402. Environmental assessment and monitoring
370499. Geoinformatics not elsewhere classified
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