Change of height to a different vertical reference surface.
In this area the NGVD29 vertical reference surface is approximately 0 to 0.5m above the NAVD88 surface. Interpolation within the gridded data file may be made using either NAD27 or any of the realisations of NAD83 applicable to US conus.
Vertical Offset by Grid Interpolation (VERTCON)
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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