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Definition

The height of a point on the earth is a measurement in metres above or below a specified reference vertical datum.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total Metres NNNNN.NNN ".
Data Type DECIMAL
Format NNNNN.NNN
Maximum character length 8

Comments

Usage example: 1023.378 This is a measure of the height (above sea level) of the location at the point in relation to the true position on the earth. That is, the height of the location at the geocode lies 1023.378 metres above sea level.

References

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA 2017. AS 4590_2017 INTERCHANGE OF CLIENT INFORMATION. SYDNEY: STANDARDS AUSTRALIA.

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 1
Inclusion in Data Distributions 0
As a numerator in an Indicator 0
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0