Concept information
Preferred term
state plane coordinate system
Definition
- State plane coordinates are a function of the plane-rectangular coordinate systems developed for each U.S. state in the mid-20th century by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (now the National Geodetic Survey). A basic premise of the system is to allow geodetic positions (latitudes and longitudes) to be defined as plane (x, y) coordinates, while maintaining a maximum scale error of 1 part in 10,000. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science; State Plane Coordinate System]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/state_plane_coordinate_system
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