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metrisch exakt

English translation: metrically exact

10:04 May 22, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Surveying / measuring
German term or phrase: metrisch exakt
website for a company providing surveying service for civil engineering projects using aerial surveys, echo sounding surveys etc.

Following text appears under the heading of Photogrammetrie: Die Welt aus der Vogelperspektive
- metrisch exakt.

I thought of "accurate to within one metre" but I am not sure of the degree of accuracy involved. Possibly "with spot-on accuracy"?
KenOldfield
English translation:metrically exact
Explanation:
i.e. "exact in terms of measurement" - metric here meaning "relating to measurement" rather than necessarily to do with "metres"
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Armorel Young
Local time: 21:00
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5metrically exact
Armorel Young
3accuracy to within a metre
mhostnik


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
metrically exact


Explanation:
i.e. "exact in terms of measurement" - metric here meaning "relating to measurement" rather than necessarily to do with "metres"

Armorel Young
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: yes, or alternatively "metrically accurate"
1 hr
  -> yes, "metrically accurate" is good
agree  Alison MacG: agree entirely with your analysis, although I would probably go for "metrically accurate" in the context of surveys and photogrammetry
1 hr
agree  BrigitteHilgner: My interpretation, too.
1 hr
agree  Coqueiro: yes, metrisch exakt means sth like genau vermessen.
1 hr
agree  palilula (X): Yes, and with M. Martin.
1 day 18 hrs
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