If NAMRIA has no data for the area, the proposed ______ measurement activities shall be included.

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When there is no existing data for an area, establishing vertical control through leveling is essential. Leveling measures height differences between points and assigns elevations relative to a chosen vertical datum, creating a consistent set of elevations across the survey area. This vertical framework is the foundation for accurate contouring, planimetry, and integration with other datasets, ensuring that all future measurements sit correctly in height relative to the datum. Without leveling, you’d have positions but no reliable elevations, which compromises the quality of any map or model. Topographic mapping and geodetic positioning depend on this vertical control, but the immediate, necessary step when data are missing is to perform leveling to establish that height framework.