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Altitude (also referred to as elevation) is "[t]he distance of a location above a reference surface."[1]
Altitude is
| “ | [t]he vertical distance of a level, a point or an object considered as a point, measured from mean sea level (MSL).[2] | ” |
{{Quote|[t]he height or vertical elevation of a point above a reference surface. Altitude measurements are usually based on a given reference datum, such as mean sea level.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Geodetic Glossary.
- ↑ UVS International, RPAS Glossary 120821, at 2 (full-text).
- ↑ Wiki.GIS.com, GIS Glossary (full-text).