horizontal angle

基本解釋

The direction to an object from a point, expressed as a horizontal angle measured clockwise from true north.
從一點(diǎn)到目標(biāo)的方向，表示為從北開(kāi)始順時(shí)針測(cè)量的一個(gè)水平角度。
Horizontal angle survey and distance measurement are operated mainly in the stage of the pure layout when the total station is used in the layout survey.
在利用全站儀放樣時(shí)，其精放樣階段以水平角測(cè)量與距離測(cè)量?jī)刹糠植僮鳛橹鳌?/li>
The horizontal angle of the observer's bearing in surveying, measured clockwise from a referent direction, as from the north, or from a referent celestial body, usually Polaris .
方位角觀(guān)察者通過(guò)測(cè)量所具有的水平角度，從某一參考方向順時(shí)針測(cè)量，如從北部或從參考天體處，通常從北極星。

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