diff --git a/data/fields/ele.json b/data/fields/ele.json
index fe94c9162..e257cce11 100644
--- a/data/fields/ele.json
+++ b/data/fields/ele.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "key": "ele",
-    "type": "number",
-    "label": "Elevation (Meters)",
+    "type": "roadheight",
+    "label": "Elevation",
     "geometry": [
         "line",
         "area",
diff --git a/interim/source_strings.yaml b/interim/source_strings.yaml
index 839778011..4d32219d8 100644
--- a/interim/source_strings.yaml
+++ b/interim/source_strings.yaml
@@ -1970,9 +1970,9 @@ en:
         terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Duration'', separated by commas]'
       ele:
         # ele=*
-        label: Elevation (Meters)
+        label: Elevation
         # 'terms: altitude,height'
-        terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Elevation (Meters)'', separated by commas]'
+        terms: '[translate with synonyms or related terms for ''Elevation'', separated by commas]'
       ele_node:
         # ele=*
         # 'terms: altitude,height'