Geodesy n. : That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure and dimenshions of the earth; or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account, as in the surveys of States, or of long lines of coast.

Example:
univiersities supplying the Bach. of Geodesy Eng" or " Bach of geotechnical Civil eng" in the United states?

Taxonomy
Geodesy, Germany, plane, geodetic, coordinate systems, geoid, heights, measurements, coordinates, USA, of the Earth, gravimeters, geodesists, reference ellipsoid, geodesic, map, Earth, geodetic datum.

Defination from the web:
geodesy era, the coordinate systems associated with a geodetic datum attempted to be geocentric, but their origins differed ... Central Research Institute for Geodesy, Remote Sensing and Cartography (CNIIGAIK), Moscow, Russia. Geodetic Survey Division, Natural ...