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Publication of North American Datum
of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in
Feet in Minnesota
National Geodetic Survey
(NGS), National Oceanic Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey
(NGS) will publish North American
Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane
Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both
meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft =
1200/3937 m) in Minnesota, for all well
defined geodetic survey control
monuments maintained by NGS in the
National Spatial References System
(NSRS) and computed from various
geodetic positioning utilities. The
adoption of this standard is
implemented in accordance with NGS
policy and a request from the Minnesota
Department of Transportation, the
Minnesota Society of Professional
Surveyors, the Minnesota GIS/LIS
Consortium, the Minnesota Association
of County Surveyors and the Minnesota
Governor’s Council on Geographic
Information.
DATES: Individuals or organizations
wishing to submit comments on the
Publication of North American Datum of
1983 State Plane Coordinates in feet in
Minnesota, should do so by July 12,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the attention of David Doyle,
Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the
National Geodetic Survey, National
Oceanic Service (N/NGS2), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland,
20910, fax 301–713–4324, or via e-mail
Dave.Doyle@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to David Doyle, Chief
Geodetic Surveyor, National Geodetic
Survey (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Phone: (301) 713–3178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Abstract
In 1991, NGS adopted a policy that
defines the conditions under which
NAD 83 State Plane Coordinates (SPCs)
would be published in feet in addition
to meters. As outlined in that policy,
each state or territory must adopt NAD
83 legislation (typically referenced as
Codes, Laws or Statutes), which
specifically defines a conversion to
either U.S. Survey or International Feet
as defined by the U.S. Bureau of
Standards in Federal Register Notice
59–5442. To date, 48 states have
adopted the NAD 83 legislation
however, for various reasons, only 33
included a specific definition of the
relationship between meters and feet.
This lack of uniformity has led to
confusion and misuse of SPCs as
provided in various NGS products,
services and tools, and created errors in
mapping, charting and surveying
programs in numerous states due to
inconsistent coordinate conversions.
Dated: May 30, 2007.
David B. Zilkoski,
Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey,
National Ocean Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plane
Coordinates in Feet in Minnesota
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Oceanic Service (NOS),
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will publish North American
Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) State Plane Coordinate (SPC) grid values in both
meters and U.S. Survey Feet (1 ft = 1200/3937 m) in Minnesota, for all
well defined geodetic survey control monuments maintained by NGS in the
National Spatial References System (NSRS) and computed from various
geodetic positioning utilities. The adoption of this standard is
implemented in accordance with NGS policy and a request from the
Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Minnesota Society of
Professional Surveyors, the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium, the Minnesota
Association of County Surveyors and the Minnesota Governor's Council on
Geographic Information.
DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the
Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in
feet in Minnesota, should do so by July 12, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the attention of David
Doyle, Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the National Geodetic Survey,
National Oceanic Service (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland, 20910, fax 301-713-4324, or via e-mail
Dave.Doyle@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to David Doyle, Chief Geodetic Surveyor, National
Geodetic Survey (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
20910; Phone: (301) 713-3178.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract
In 1991, NGS adopted a policy that defines the conditions under
which NAD 83 State Plane Coordinates (SPCs) would be published in feet
in addition to meters. As outlined in that policy, each state or
territory must adopt NAD 83 legislation (typically referenced as Codes,
Laws or Statutes), which specifically defines a conversion to either
U.S. Survey or International Feet as defined by the U.S. Bureau of
Standards in Federal Register Notice 59-5442. To date, 48 states have
adopted the NAD 83 legislation however, for various reasons, only 33
included a specific definition of the relationship between meters and
feet. This lack of uniformity has led to confusion and misuse of SPCs
as provided in various NGS products, services and tools, and created
errors in mapping, charting and surveying programs in numerous states
due to inconsistent coordinate conversions.
Dated: May 30, 2007.
David B. Zilkoski,
Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service.
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