coast and geodetic survey

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Coast and Geodetic Survey \Coast and Geodetic Survey\
   A bureau of the United States government charged with the
   topographic and hydrographic survey of the coast and the
   execution of belts of primary triangulation and lines of
   precise leveling in the interior. It now belongs to the
   Department of Commerce and Labor.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]