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1. www.asce.org › publications-and-news › civilGetting the height right: The North American Vertical Datum ...

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   Nov 4, 2020 · HEIGHT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NAVD 88 AND NGVD 29 IN CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES; UNITS = CM (NOAA) According to the NGS website, surveyors used a method called Differential or Spirit Leveling, where a rod is held on a mark with a known elevation. “A reading is taken on the rod, which provides the elevation of the line-of-sight through the ...

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3. www.ngs.noaa.gov › datums › verticalNorth American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) - Vertical ...

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   Jul 12, 2018 · The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the vertical control datum established in 1991 by the minimum-constraint adjustment of the Canadian-Mexican-United States leveling observations. It held fixed the height of the primary tidal bench mark, referenced to the new International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 local mean sea level ...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › North_American_VerticalNorth American Vertical Datum of 1988 - Wikipedia

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   NAVD 88 was established in 1991 by the minimum-constraint adjustment of geodetic leveling observations in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It held fixed the height of the primary tide gauge benchmark , referenced to the International Great Lakes Datum of 1985 local mean sea level (MSL) height value, at Rimouski , Quebec , Canada .

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   Does NAVD 88 mean sea level?

   • If the specific vertical datum is NAVD 88, areas outside North America can reference the sea level vertical datum or another local vertical datum. If the specific vertical datum is NGVD 29, areas outside the conterminous United States and Alaska can reference the sea level vertical datum. Can the term "mean sea level" be used?

   Guidance on Use and Documentation of Horizontal and Vertical Datum…

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   When did NAVD 88 become a vertical datum?

   • In 1993, NAVD 88 was affirmed as the official vertical datum in the NSRS for the Conterminous United States and Alaska (refer to the Federal Register Notice referenced below). For vertical datums applicable to U.S. territories, refer to the NGS vertical datums web page.

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   What does NAVD 88 stand for?

   • The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is based on an adjustment of leveling observations from across the country. A highly accurate surveying technique called geodetic leveling was used to measure height differences across the country. The 1988 vertical datum was based on over 600,000 kilometers of control leveling.

   Vertical Datum – Earth’s Elevation Reference Frame

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   What is NAVD 88 & NGVD 29?

   • The North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) is the official vertical datum of the United States, having superseded the older National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29). Both NAVD 88 and NGVD 29 are geodetic datums, a reference surface of zero elevation to which heights are referred to over a large geographic extent.

   North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) | Mass.gov

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6. gisgeography.com › vertical-datumVertical Datum - Earth's Elevation Reference Frame - GIS ...

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   Oct 29, 2023 · These datums are used to measure the height (altitude) and depth (depression) above and below mean sea level. Commonly used vertical datums in North America are the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). A (vertical) geodetic datum often ties in tidal datums.

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7. www.foresitegroup.net › post › understanding-navd-88UNDERSTANDING NAVD 88 AND NGVD 29 ELEVATION MEASUREMENTS

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   NGVD 29 is the abbreviation for the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, the predecessor to NAVD 88. Due to the advancement of technology and surveying methods, the increased amount of available data and the level of accuracy of that data led to the new datum. The original datum used 26 tide stations throughout the United States and Canada ...

8. www.usgs.gov › about › organizationGuidance on Use and Documentation of Horizontal and Vertical ...

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   Use of the term "sea level" as a synonym for NGVD 29 in USGS publication series information products is discontinued. However, Mean Sea Level (MSL), a tidal datum that pertains to local mean sea level, should not be confused with or substituted for the fixed datums of NGVD 29 or NAVD 88.

9. www.mass.gov › info-details › north-americanNorth American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) | Mass.gov

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   Both NAVD 88 and NGVD 29 are geodetic datums, a reference surface of zero elevation to which heights are referred to over a large geographic extent. A tidal datum is a standard elevation framework used to track local water levels as measured by a tidal gauging station.