The present Law determines the legal basis for carrying out geodetic and cartographic activity and is aimed at meeting the demand of legal and physical persons in geodetic and cartographic products. Geodetic and cartographic activity is productive, technical and scientific activity related to the execution of geodetic and cartographic work and creation of geodetic and cartographic products (art. 1). Objects of geodetic and cartographic activity are: 1) land and surface water and geographic objects situated thereon; 2) outer space, including natural and artificial celestial objects (art. 4). Geodetic and cartographic work includes: 1) land survey and mapping; 2) distant zoning of the Earth (art. 6).
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Gnetii, Vsevolod (CONSLEGB)
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