<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">range poles</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>surveying accessories</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>poles, range</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>poles, station</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>range pole</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>range rods</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ranging poles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ranging rods</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rods, range</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rods, station</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>staff, station</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>staffs, station</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>station poles</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>station rods</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>station staff</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>station staffs</topic></variant> <note 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." ]]></note></mads>