Supporting institutions The following organisations supported the EUVN-DA project. Country Organisation Austria BEV - Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen (Federal Office of Metrology and Sur
Results and products Some projects were initiated to establish the European Vertical Reference System. In the respective sub-topic these projects are described in detail: Height Datum Relations b
Height Datum Relations The vertical datum of a height reference system is usually determined by the mean sea level, which is estimated by one or more tide gauges of an adjacent sea. The tide gauge
Definition of European Vertical Reference System Introduction Definition Reference ellipsoid and normal gravity field Introduction During the last ten years significant progress has been achieved in t
National reference frames and geoid models It is a well-known fact that the national height systems in Europe refer to different datums and standards and therefore differ at the decimeter or mete