Two development concepts of geodesy are considered: the official one, which is based on the definition and understanding of geodesy section «Short Surveying and geodetic dictionary-directory» (1968, 1973, 1979, 1989.). And the geometric concept by the author. It is shown that the ideology based on the first concept, pointless in scientific understanding, leads to gradual loss of geodesy as a complete scientific system.
(2014) Absence of geodesy in time of its availability. Geodesy and cartography = Geodezia i Kartografia, (5), pp. 56-60. (In Russian). DOI: 10.22389/0016-7126-2014-887-5-56-60