<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">range poles</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31348960</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:34:10</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">poles, range</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">poles, station</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">range pole</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">range rods</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ranging poles</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">ranging rods</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rods, range</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rods, station</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">staff, station</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">staffs, station</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">station poles</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">station rods</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">station staff</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">station staffs</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Conspicuously painted poles, usually with alternating red and white bands, roughly 7 to 8 feet high with metal points at one end used by surveyors to mark points of reference. For similar devices marked with numbers, use "leveling rods." ]]></dc:description></metadata>