I. INTRODUCTION

II. METHODOLOGY  
A. Synthetic Correlation Function, Covariance and CF-Mocks  
B. Cosmic Distances with the Linear Point  
C. Detecting the Late Time Acceleration of the Universe and Cosmological Constraints  
D. Forecast Methodology  

III. FORECASTS FOR STAGE-IV GALAXY SURVEYS  
A. Fiducial Model Parameters and Galaxy Survey Characteristics  
B. Forecasted Cosmic Distances with the Linear Point  
C. Constraining Cosmology  

IV. CONCLUSIONS