orthometric height

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• Orthometric height — The orthometric height is the distance H along a line of force from a given point P at the physical surface of an object to the geoid. Orthometric heights are what are usually used in the US for ordinary engineering work. Values for measured… …   Wikipedia

• Dynamic height — is a way of specifying the height of a point above a reference, as opposed to orthometric height or normal height. Dynamic height is constant if one follows the same gravity potential as they move from place to place. Because of variations in… …   Wikipedia

• Normal height — Normal heights are heights above sea level, one of several types of height which are all computed slightly differently. Alternatives are: orthometric heights and dynamic heights. The normal height H * of a point is computed from geopotential… …   Wikipedia

• Metres above the Adriatic — The Adriatic datum Metres above the Adriatic (German: Meter über Adria)[1] is an elevation reference system used in Austria and some other European countries based on the average water level of the Adriatic Sea at the Molo Sartorio in Triest… …   Wikipedia

• Geodesy — (pronEng|dʒiːˈɒdɪsi [OED] ), also called geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three dimensional time varying… …   Wikipedia

• North American Vertical Datum of 1988 — Geodesy Fundamentals Geodesy · …   Wikipedia

• Sea level — For the sea level change associated with the current episode of global warming, see current sea level rise. For other uses, see Sea level (disambiguation). This marker indicating the sea level is placed on the path from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea …   Wikipedia

• Metres above the Sea (Switzerland) — The Pierres du Niton in Geneva harbour Metres above the Sea (German: Meter über Meer (m ü. M.)) is the elevation reference system used in Switzerland. Both the system and the term are also used in the Principality of Liechtenstein.[1] …   Wikipedia

• ГОСТ 22268-76: Геодезия. Термины и определения — Терминология ГОСТ 22268 76: Геодезия. Термины и определения оригинал документа: 114. Абрис Ндп. Кроки D. Gelandeskizze Gelandekroki E. Outline Field sketch F. Croquis Схематический чертеж участка местности Определения термина из разных документов …   Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации

• Benchmark (surveying) — An Ordnance Survey cut mark in the UK This article is about the use of bench marks in surveying, for other uses see Benchmark. The term bench mark, or benchmark, originates from the chiseled horizontal marks that surveyors made in stone… …   Wikipedia

• Levelling — For other uses, see Levelling (disambiguation). Single levelling redirects here. For other uses, see Single level (disambiguation). Levelling or leveling is a branch of surveying, the object of which is 1) To find the elevation of a given point… …   Wikipedia