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datum plane

noun

  1. surveying the horizontal plane from which heights and depths are calculated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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A datum plane, subtly inserted just above the ground floor window level, attempts to tie MoMA’s episodic facades together.

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Usually the contour has labeled on it in figures the height above some starting point, called the datum plane—generally sea level.

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In all maps that are to be contoured some plane, called the datum plane, must be used to which all contours are referred.

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The datum plane generally used in maps is mean sea level, hence the elevations indicated would be the heights above mean sea level.

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Usually the contour has labeled on it in figures the height above some starting point, called the datum plane--generally sea level.

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