Cal. Pub. Resources Code § 8874

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.
Section 8874 - Expression of CGC83 latitude and longitude values; CGC83 ellipsoid height values

CGC83 latitude and longitude values shall be expressed in degrees, minutes, seconds, and decimals of a second, or degrees and decimals of a degree. CGC83 ellipsoid height values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter or feet and decimals of a foot. When ellipsoid height values are expressed in feet, the "U.S. Survey Foot" (one foot equals 1200/3937 meters) shall be used as the standard foot. CGC83 Cartesian coordinate values shall be expressed in meters and decimals of a meter.

When CGC83 values are stated on any document, the unit of measure shall be clearly stated.

Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 8874

Added by Stats 2005 ch 158 (SB 966),s 29.15, eff. 1/1/2006.