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I frequarrsy of Occwranos of varieua speeds hem
diffaranl directions. 2. A diagram showing the
I average relafienstrip between winds horn
ddfamti diraotioms srd lhs mrm~ d c4har
I mereordog-kxd phenomena.
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Windew-1 , An fnferfaca Wqmnant far
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carrpders ftwwgh which ~eds and @ions
am preasntad 10 users. 2. A radangufar frsms
I Wifha SpSoUISd &etititbnonti
of an interecfhfe gmphbs system,
suean
and within
which a raUangdar pd’brr, or vvlndow, C4 the
data b d@syad.
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wlrrg photograph-A photograph taken by
oneefttra afdaorwing~d arnuftipfe-fsma
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wfrrg
along
pofnt-lfmae aseify idantiimd pointc
esc+r side of an aerial phOtogn@, one
near cash oorner snd one near the rniddfe.
Used in tfw extension of radml oontral in making
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Ccmtmlkd rnossics.
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wlntor solstice-l. That point on the acfiptis
mpbd by the Sun et maximum southerly
cfacfhml’mn. Afso aefled ffrst pokrt of
Caprlcomus; December coktico. 2. That
indrmt at whii ha Sun meshes the point of
maximum southerly dacfineticm, on w shout 22
Dacafier.
wl~-on printing plates—A printing plata
~=~ a fighf-aenaitiieseatingappfiad by
I WIN dmff-+ sounding devise sorrdsting of
WSJ9hfsd Wiraa WhfOh are maintained at a g“wen
-h bv fkwfs, and then dmggad over anY
dad -eoursa.
wltnesa comor—1. A marker set on a
fxwarfy fins Mn9toa@mcu@*m iris
irrpmdbsl to maintain a monument et the
wrrrar Itself. 2. A monumental survay point
usually on the fine of survey near a comer
debfiti as a raferance wiren the armer is sa
eiiisstad se to render He monumanfallon or
ready use iqxectbsble.
w ffnesa mark-A mark placed at a known
distance and diractikm from a property comer or
auwrrj etafiin to aid in ha raarvary and
idantifiition. Also called wftrress posG
wltnaas stake.
witness pofnt—A monumenlsd station on a
tine of the suwey, empbyad to perpetuate an
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imnf ~t”~ wittmut spacisf ralatbrr to any
remrbr ~r, essapt that the bearing or
diiance may be known.
wftnosa post-saa witness mark.
witrtoss stake-Sea wftrmss mark.
Woodward bass-flno meaaurlng
●pparatus—see Iced-bsr ●ppsratua.
World Gaographlc Raforerrco Systam
(GEOREF)-A workfwkle poaifkm mferanse
Syatwn that maybe applied to Sny nalp or Chell
graduated in fatftude and bngitude (with
Gmanwish aa prima mwidiin) ragardfaaa of
prO@@on. If prevktes a matlmd d mqwedng
~rorw In a fomr suitable for rnporfing and
*W. The primmy use is for tntersarviaa and
intareffied repmting d aircraft and air target
poaitiins.
worklrrg pendulum-A pendulum whiih is
used (swung) in a detemrirration oi tha intensity
or gravity.
working-in on o line-See doublo
conterlng.
World Oata Bank II (WOEII)-A CIAproduced
digiial rafxeeentnticm of tha world
dwidad Into fwe g~gmphk areas. Eaotr area
mntains vector data on coaatfinea (iuding
iafends and fakes), rivem, and intematbnsf
boundaries. WOSII was digifiuad aI acelaa
m~ing fmm 1:1 milliin to 1:4 mflfibn.
World Gsodotlc Systam (WGS)-A
coneiataml sat d paramafera daaadbing the size
snd shape of the Earth, the poaifiins ds
natwmk et points with raspacf to the center of
mass of the Earth, tmnsfomations from mspr
geodetic datuma, and the petsntief d the Earth
(uauaffy in tetm of harmonic soeffiiierrts).
World Mean Elavstfon Deta (WMEO)-A
OMA data baas of minimum, maximum, ad
mean terrain efevaliana. Provides seams
resolution elevation data wfth sentinuous
wmfdwiie covemga, which may be used to
support militaty planning and cmmmand and
control systems.
World Vector Sfrorellne (WVS)--A digital
data file devebped to aupporf map display
systems, GIS, and weapon aysfeme at
1:250,000 scale vdrich conlsins shorelines,
intametional boundaries, and country nsmes of