Elevation is not to be confused with the distance from the center of the Earth. Due to the equatorial bulge, the summits of Mount Everest and Chimborazo have, respectively, the largest elevation and the largest geocentric distance.
Sign at 8,000 feet (2,438 m) in the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California (2009)Vertical distance comparisonElevation histogram of the Earth's surface, of which approximately 71% is covered with water
In aviation, the term elevation or aerodrome elevation is defined by the ICAO as the highest point of the landing area. It is often measured in feet and can be found in approach charts of the aerodrome. It is not to be confused with terms such as the altitude or height.[1]
GIS or geographic information system is a computer system that allows for visualizing, manipulating, capturing, and storage of data with associated attributes. GIS offers better understanding of patterns and relationships of the landscape at different scales. Tools inside the GIS allow for manipulation of data for spatial analysis or cartography.
Heightmap of Earth's surface (including water and ice) in equirectangular projection, normalized as 8-bit grayscale, where lighter values indicate higher elevation.
USGS (United States Geologic Survey) is developing a 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) to keep up with growing needs for high quality topographic data. 3DEP is a collection of enhanced elevation data in the form of high quality LiDAR data over the conterminous United States, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories. There are three bare earth DEM layers in 3DEP which are nationally seamless at the resolution of 1/3, 1, and 2 arcseconds.[2]
^AERODROMES(PDF). Montreal, Canada: International Civic Aviation Organisation. 1951. p. 9. (PDF) from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
^Survey, U.S. Geological. "The National Map: Elevation". nationalmap.gov. from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
External linksedit
Look up elevation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
U.S. National Geodetic Survey website
Geodetic Glossary @ NGS
NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter @ NGS
United States Geological Survey website
Geographical Survey Institute
Downloadable ETOPO2 Raw Data Database (2 minute grid) Archived 2012-12-14 at archive.today
Downloadable ETOPO5 Raw Data Database (5 minute grid) Archived 2012-12-14 at archive.today
Find the elevation of any place *Path’s Elevation Profile using Google Earth
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elevation, other, uses, disambiguation, broader, coverage, this, topic, vertical, position, elevation, geographic, location, height, above, below, fixed, reference, point, most, commonly, reference, geoid, mathematical, model, earth, level, equipotential, grav. For other uses see Elevation disambiguation For broader coverage of this topic see Vertical position The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point most commonly a reference geoid a mathematical model of the Earth s sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface see Geodetic datum Vertical datum The term elevation is mainly used when referring to points on the Earth s surface while altitude or geopotential height is used for points above the surface such as an aircraft in flight or a spacecraft in orbit and depth is used for points below the surface Processed LiDAR point cloud showing not only elevation but heights of features as well citation needed clarification needed Elevation is not to be confused with the distance from the center of the Earth Due to the equatorial bulge the summits of Mount Everest and Chimborazo have respectively the largest elevation and the largest geocentric distance Sign at 8 000 feet 2 438 m in the San Bernardino Mountains of southern California 2009 Vertical distance comparisonElevation histogram of the Earth s surface of which approximately 71 is covered with waterContents 1 Aviation 2 Maps and GIS 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAviation editIn aviation the term elevation or aerodrome elevation is defined by the ICAO as the highest point of the landing area It is often measured in feet and can be found in approach charts of the aerodrome It is not to be confused with terms such as the altitude or height 1 Maps and GIS edit nbsp Part of a topographic map of Haleakala Hawaii showing elevation nbsp Landsat Image over SRTM Elevation by NASA showing the Cape Peninsula and Cape of Good Hope South Africa in the foreground 1 GIS or geographic information system is a computer system that allows for visualizing manipulating capturing and storage of data with associated attributes GIS offers better understanding of patterns and relationships of the landscape at different scales Tools inside the GIS allow for manipulation of data for spatial analysis or cartography nbsp Heightmap of Earth s surface including water and ice in equirectangular projection normalized as 8 bit grayscale where lighter values indicate higher elevation A topographical map is the main type of map used to depict elevation often through use of contour lines In a Geographic Information System GIS digital elevation models DEM are commonly used to represent the surface topography of a place through a raster grid dataset of elevations Digital terrain models are another way to represent terrain in GIS USGS United States Geologic Survey is developing a 3D Elevation Program 3DEP to keep up with growing needs for high quality topographic data 3DEP is a collection of enhanced elevation data in the form of high quality LiDAR data over the conterminous United States Hawaii and the U S territories There are three bare earth DEM layers in 3DEP which are nationally seamless at the resolution of 1 3 1 and 2 arcseconds 2 See also editAmsterdam Ordnance Datum a k a Normaal Amsterdams Peil NAP Dutch vertical datum Elevation profile Geodesy GTOPO30 Height general Hypsometric tints Lapse rate or the adiabatic lapse rate List of European cities by elevation List of highest mountains on Earth List of highest towns by country List of the highest major summits of North America Normalhohennull German vertical datum literally standard elevation zero NHN North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD 88 Sea Level Datum of 1929 a superseded United States vertical datum NGVD 29 Orthometric height Physical geography Topographic isolation Topographic prominence Topography Vertical pressure variationReferences edit AERODROMES PDF Montreal Canada International Civic Aviation Organisation 1951 p 9 Archived PDF from the original on 2021 05 07 Retrieved 2020 12 19 Survey U S Geological The National Map Elevation nationalmap gov Archived from the original on 2018 06 24 Retrieved 2017 02 24 External links edit nbsp Look up elevation in Wiktionary the free dictionary U S National Geodetic Survey website Geodetic Glossary NGS NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 online elevation converter NGS United States Geological Survey website Geographical Survey Institute Downloadable ETOPO2 Raw Data Database 2 minute grid Archived 2012 12 14 at archive today Downloadable ETOPO5 Raw Data Database 5 minute grid Archived 2012 12 14 at archive today Find the elevation of any place Path s Elevation Profile using Google Earth Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elevation amp oldid 1206120214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
