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How is the Elevation Measured?

April 26, 2017ELEVATION measured

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How is the Elevation Measured?

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Elevation is measured as the vertical distance from the mean sea level, where the mean sea level is given by the WGS84 ellipsoid. Valid values for the elevation are -10 km to 2890 km. While elevations beyond this range are accepted, result accuracies decline outside the accepted limits.