Triangulation Surveying
Measuring large distances and mapping territories by networks of triangles anchored to known baselines.
Core metadata
- ID: triangulation_surveying
- Era: Renaissance
- First known date: 1569 (unknown)
- Region: Afro-Eurasia and other historical societies
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Cartography (Mercator Projection) (cartography_mercator_projection)
- Geometry (geometry)
- Cadastral Maps (surveyed_cadastral_maps)
Dependents
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Geometry (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: edge, node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geometry (geometry) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Geometry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Cadastral Maps (surveyed_cadastral_maps) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Cadastral Maps provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Cartography (Mercator Projection) (cartography_mercator_projection) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Cartography (Mercator Projection) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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