[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 159 (Friday, August 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 46214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4021]


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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 West Virginia

AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean 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 West Virginia, for 
all well defined geodetic survey control monuments maintained by NGS in 
the National Spatial Reference 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 West 
Virginia Department of Transportation, the West Virginia Society of 
Professional Surveyors, the West Virginia GIS Coordinator, and the West 
Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals.

DATES: Individuals or organizations wishing to submit comments on the 
Publication of North American Datum of 1983 State Plane Coordinates in 
feet in West Virginia, should do by September 17, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the attention of David 
Doyle, Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Office of the National Geodetic Survey, 
National Ocean Service (N/NGS2), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, fax 301-713-4324, or via e-mail [email protected].

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: June 11, 2007.
David B. Zilkoski,
Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-4021 Filed 8-16-07; 8:45 am]
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