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bearing

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The horizontal direction of a point in relation to another point, expressed as an angle from a known direction, usually […]

bearing method

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[ESRI software] In Survey Analyst for field measurements, one of two methods for computing the coordinate geometry traverse. The bearing

behavior

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[ESRI software] The actions or characteristics exhibited by an object in a database, as defined by a set of rules.

benchmark

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1 [surveying] A brass or bronze disk, set in a concrete base or similarly permanent structure, inscribed with a mark

best route

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[ESRI software] The route of least impedance between two or more locations, taking into account connectivity and travel restrictions such

Bézier curve

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[Euclidean geometry] A curved line whose shape is derived mathematically rather than by a series of connected vertices. In graphics

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