California · Through 2026-09-13

PRC § 8874

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Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 8. SURVEYING AND MAPPING [8801. - 8902.]
CHAPTER 4. California Geodetic Coordinates [8870. - 8880.]

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.

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