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  1. GEOID. Horizontal Datum : NAD83 , NAD83 (1986) , NAD27. Vertical Datum. Ellipsoidal Datums: NAD83 (HARN) , NAD83 (CORSxx) , NAD83 (NSRSxx) , NAD83 (PACPxx) , NAD83 (MARPxx) , ITRFxx , WGS84. Orthometric Datums: NAVD88 , NGVD29 , EGM2008 , EGM1996 , EGM1984. Tidal Datums: LMSL , MLLW , MLW , MHW , MHHW , DTL , MTL , LWD. IGLD85.

  2. Horizontal Datum: The North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) Vertical Datum: Typically the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88), although the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and local reference datums are used in some areas outside of the conterminous United States.

  3. A horizontal datum is used to measure a location across the Earth 's surface, in latitude and longitude or another coordinate system; a vertical datum is used to measure the elevation or depth relative to a standard origin, such as mean sea level (MSL).

  4. The new datum, called NAD 83, is the most commonly used horizontal positioning datum today in the United States. One application of the horizontal datum is monitoring the movement of the Earth's crust.

  5. Horizontal datums measure positions (latitude and longitude) on the surface of the Earth, while vertical datums are used to measure land elevations and water depths.

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