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Old 11-03-10 | 07:59 AM
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myrridin
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The underlying USGS elevation data is very inaccurate. The stated accuracy for the data is typically +/- 50 feet (7 meters) and that is for when it was compiled. In most suburban-urban areas local construction further decreases the accuracies...

Like the previous poster, I would suggest comparing the sites reported elevation changes over time. They should converge to a decent (though still not terribly accurate) average.
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