California Public Resources Code CHAPTER 4 - California Geodetic Coordinates

  • Section 8870.
    Geodetic coordinates within the State of California that are based on the North American Datum of 1983 and conforming to the provisions of this chapter...
  • Section 8871.
    As used in this chapter:(a) “NGS” means National Geodetic Survey or its successor.(b) “CSRC” means California Spatial Reference Center or its successor.(c) “NAD83” means North American Datum of...
  • Section 8872.
    The phrase “California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983” or any abbreviation thereof, such as “CGC83,” shall be used only in reference to geodetic coordinates based on...
  • Section 8873.
    CGC83 values shall be expressed as latitude, longitude, or ellipsoid height values or as Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z). When Cartesian coordinates are used, the...
  • Section 8874.
    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...
  • Section 8875.
    The survey that establishes a CGC83 value or values shall meet all of the following requirements:(a) The survey shall be referenced to and shall have field-observed...
  • Section 8876.
    If an accuracy is claimed for a CGC83 value or values, the survey that established the value or values shall be documented on a map,...
  • Section 8877.
    When a CGC83 value or values are shown on any document, the document shall include the following:(a) A statement that the geodetic coordinate value or values...
  • Section 8878.
    The use of CGC83 by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  • Section 8879.
    This chapter does not impair or invalidate land titles, legal descriptions, or jurisdictional or land boundaries and, further, this chapter does not impair or invalidate...
  • Section 8880.
    This chapter does not prohibit the use of new surveying technologies or techniques for which FGCS specifications or other accepted specifications have not yet been...

Last modified: October 22, 2018