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pl23_geod0517.jpg

Looking down a 60-foot ladder from the top of the Washington Monument

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Description

Looking down a 60-foot ladder from the top of the Washington Monument.All instruments and equipment had to be carried up and down this near verticalladder during GPS operations. Not a good place for those with vertigo. RoyAnderson of NGS is on his way up.

Location

Washington, D. C.

Collection

Geodesy

Keywords

Geodesy