Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 5, 2010 07:51
14 yrs ago
English term
OD
English
Science
Geography
Just Google: "height * m OD"
something used routinely, but not in my dictionaries. They say: outer diameter, but outer diameter is that of an additional ring outside the central ring.
something used routinely, but not in my dictionaries. They say: outer diameter, but outer diameter is that of an additional ring outside the central ring.
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| 4 +5 | Ordinance Datum |
Rebecca Davis
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Rebecca Davis
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Ordinance Datum
You find this in UK map descriptions quite frequently. Could it be this?
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-03-05 07:59:28 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be "Ordnance"!
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Note added at 7 mins (2010-03-05 07:59:28 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be "Ordnance"!
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K Donnelly
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Jack Doughty
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Tony M
: Yes, absolutely — it is the 'standard' sea level used as a reference for altitudes by the Ordnance Survey responsible for cartography in the UK
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Thank you. I knew that archeological survey course would come in handy one day!
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Rolf Keiser
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Stephanie Ezrol
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, wasn't so obvious!
So basically: "above sea level"."
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