Coastal survey point and nearby tide gauge infrastructure in the field

Height control

Tidal Datums

Logger records and GPS sea-level indicators tied to each island datum.

applied | 2026-05-25

Atiu

Datum

14.231 m
ITRF2008 comparison
12.012 m
Receiver offset
2.2187 m
Receiver and ITRF2008 details

ATLAS ellipsoid solutions from the EOS Arrow Gold are relative to ITRF2008. The recorded vertical position is the receiver phase center, 2.2187 m above the measured point (2.180 m pole and spike, 0.003 m mounting bracket, 0.0357 m Arrow Gold phase center). The ITRF2008 comparison value subtracts that receiver/pole offset from the displayed datum. Local mean-sea-level elevations use point height minus island datum, so this offset cancels within the field guide.

Water-depth logger
Atiu tide-gauge water-depth logger record with local 6, 12, 18, and 24 hour markers.
Datum connection
Datum 0.000 m Logger -1.848 m
Gauge GPS tie Reef flat Modern notch
Ranges show twice the reported vertical GPS accuracy; they are screening envelopes, not formal confidence intervals.