CHAPTER 4. California Geodetic Coordinates [8870. - 8880.]

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15.

§§ 8870–8880 · 11 sections

• § 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 shall…
• § 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)…
• § 8872 The phrase “California Geodetic Coordinates of 1983” or any abbreviation thereof, such as “CGC83,” shall be used only in reference to geodetic coordinates…
• § 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,…
• § 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…
• § 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…
• § 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, record of survey, corner…
• § 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…
• § 8878 The use of CGC83 by any person, firm, or governmental agency is optional.
• § 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…
• § 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…