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The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the vertical datum for orthometric heights established for vertical control surveying in the United States of America based upon the General Adjustment of the North American Datum of 1988.
The Benchmark indicates that at zero feet in NAVD88 is equal to 2.75 feet MLLW. So to convert a MLLW height in our area to a NAVD88 height just subtract 2.75 feet or conversely to change a NAVD88 height to MLLW height you add 2.75 feet.
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When should elevations be used in NAVD 88?
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the conversion factor is 2.986 and the building elevation in NAVD 88 is 57.186. Rounded to a tenth of a foot, the building elevation is 57.2, which is the same as using the FEMA conversion factor.
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1-percent-annual-chance flood elevation information in Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) databases, on FIRMs, and in Flood Insurance Studies (FISs). Information on publicly available software for converting from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88. Guidance on the analysis of vertical datum conversion options.
Have you ever noticed the abbreviation NAVD 88 or NGVD 29 written after an elevation marker on a survey or construction drawing and wondered what it means? What’s the difference between the two? Or maybe you’ve wondered why we don’t always use Above Ground Level (AGL).
Nov 4, 2020 · Despite the huge leap in accuracy from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88, the latter datum, like its predecessors, was still based on terrestrial survey marks that could be damaged or knocked out of position. According to the NGS, the 1988 datum was off by about 1 m coast to coast.
With the new FIRM updates, this more accurate datum will be used (NAVD 88), resulting in a difference of minus 1.51 feet between elevations shown on the new (2014) FIRM as opposed to the old (1997 and prior) FIRMs. When did the Vertical Datum Change?
