| CPC G01C 25/005 (2013.01) [E21B 47/022 (2013.01); G01C 17/38 (2013.01); G01R 35/005 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |

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1. A system, comprising:
a tri-axial directional sensor comprising orthonormal accelerometers and orthonormal magnetometers;
a calibration stand for positioning and orienting the tri-axial directional sensor, the calibration stand including a housing configured for rotational movement about an axis such that the tri-axial directional sensor may be rotationally orientated about the axis; and
a computer system communicating with the tri-axial directional sensor at a temperature on the calibration stand, the computer system executing calibration software to:
receive measurements of Earth's magnetic and gravity fields by the tri-axial directional sensor in at least four sensor orientations;
determine rotational misalignments between the orthonormal magnetometers and the orthonormal accelerometers; and
correct the rotational misalignments so that measured magnetic dip angles are substantially constant among the sensor orientations.
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