geodetic latitude

Angular distance between the plane of the equator and a normal to the spheroid; a geodetic latitude differs from the corresponding astronomical latitude by the amount of the meridional component of station error. Also known as geographic latitude; topographical latitude.

Related terms:

• geodetic longitude
• geodetic position
• astronomical latitude
• reduced latitude
• geodetic meridian
• geodetic parallel
• mean latitude
• geodetic coordinates
• geodetic equator
• geodetic datum