Evaluation of the NAVD 88 Using Aerogravity and Lidar Data in the Gulf of Mexico

The first effort to fill in data gaps near shore:

•NGS/NRL/GSFC joint airborne gravity and LIDAR mission in Golf of Mexico region

•Data were collected in May/June 2005

•The misson’s goals are:

- To fill in data gaps near shore

- Establish links between off-shore mean sea surface and the North America Vertical Datum 88 (NAVD88)