Vertical Datum

A vertical datum is a system, or framework, in which elevations can be based with consistency and relative accuracy across large geographical areas. The National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (or NGVD 29) was established to standardize a system of elevations throughout the country. It was later modernized and called the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).

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