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maximum elevation figure [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
DEF

A figure, shown in each quadrangle bounded by ticked graticule lines on aeronautical charts, which represents the height in thousands and hundreds of feet, above mean sea level, of the highest known natural or man-made feature in that quadrangle, plus suitable factors to allow for inaccuracy and incompleteness of the topographical heighting information.

OBS

maximum elevation figure: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
DEF

Indication numérique, portée sur les cartes aéronautiques dans des zones bien définies, qui représentent, en milliers et en centaines de pieds, l'élévation du point naturel ou artificiel le plus élevé au-dessus du niveau de la mer.

OBS

Un facteur de sécurité est inclus dans cette indication pour compenser l'inexactitude des données sur les élévations topographiques.

OBS

indication d'élévation maximale : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cartografía
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
DEF

Número, que aparece en cada ángulo de un mapa cuadriculado, o carta aérea, y que representa la altitud, por encima del nivel del mar del punto natural o artificial más alto del rectángulo que representa el mapa. Se le añade un factor de seguridad para paliar la inexactitud o falta de precisión de la información topográfica.

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