Frederik Ramm <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 02/20/2012 01:06 PM, LM_1 wrote:
> > As I understand it option a) is correct. If put on a building it
> would
> > mean that the ground level is at this height.
> 
> Should one not then, to avoid misunderstandings, use "ele" only on 
> ground-level features? We can define away on the wiki all we want;
> there 
> will always be people who read "ele" on a building to mean its height.
> 
> Bye
> Frederik
> 

Also, if the building is built into a slope, both the elevation of the ground 
level and the height of the building above the ground will depend on which 
specific part of the building you are discussing.

-- 
John F. Eldredge --  [email protected]
"Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to 
think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria

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