Progress towards establishment of a unique vertical datum for hydrography and land surveying in the Emirate of Dubai : case study
Marsooql, Yousuf Al, Amira Alzarouni and Satheesh Gopi
A unique vertical reference datum became inevitable considering the massive construction of near-shore and offshore artificial islands along the coastal area of Dubai Emirate. The Survey Section of Dubai Municipality established a network of five Tide/Meteorological Stations along the coastal side of Dubai Emirate and started monitoring continuous Tide / Meteorological data collected from all these stations for establishing a precise vertical datum for Dubai Emirate. The tide data collected from the five fully automated tide stations made possible for the determination and maintenance of a well defined marine Vertical Datum for Dubai Emirate. This Datum is now being used by Hydrographers and Marine Engineers for the Management of Coastal / Offshore Constructions, Marine Boundary Determination, Tidal prediction, Storm Surges detection, Sudden Variation in Sea Level and determination of longterm water sea level variations (e.g. trends).
Event: XXIII International FIG Congress : Shaping the change
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