<?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">stadia rods</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31398214</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:47:03</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">rod, stadia</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">rods, stadia</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stadia rod</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Straight poles graduated with numerical and geometric marks that are held upright and used with transits or other surveying instruments equipped with stadia hairs to measure horizontal distances. For similar poles graduated with numerical marks for measuring heights or elevations, use "leveling rods." ]]></dc:description></metadata>