##  [Vertical Datum](/index.php/vertical-datum) 

  ##  [Vertical Datum](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/vertical-datum-0) 

  

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Definition

The explicitly defined reference surface or zero‑elevation level (geodetic or project‑local) from which vertical positions, heights and depths are measured and reported in field recording.