<?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">bench marks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>identifying markings and symbols</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>bench mark</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>bench-marks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>mark, bench</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>marks, bench</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Marks on a fixed and enduring object, indicating its elevation above sea level and serving as a reference in topographic surveys and tidal observations. In a more general sense, the term may also refer to any point of reference from which measurements may be made. ]]></note></mads>