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datum

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007364

A quantity, or a set of quantities, that serves as a basis for the calculation of other quantities; in surveying and mapping, a datum is a point, line or surface used as a reference in measuring locations or elevations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007364
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007364",
  "term": "datum",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A quantity, or a set of quantities, that serves as a basis for the calculation of other quantities; in surveying and mapping, a datum is a point, line or surface used as a reference in measuring locations or elevations.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/datum/"
}

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