An Act Amending Title 76 (Weights, Measures and Standards) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for Pennsylvania State Coordinate System, for notation requirements and for duties of State Geospatial Coordinating Board; and making a repeal.
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Overview
This act updates Pennsylvania’s system for defining geographic locations, known as the Pennsylvania State Plane Coordinate System. It clarifies the system’s parameters, including zone definitions and geodetic datums, and establishes the duties of the State Geospatial Coordinating Board. The act also repeals an older version of the coordinate system, ensuring consistency with current standards.
Key provisions
- Defines the Pennsylvania State Plane Coordinate System as the most recent system based on the National Spatial Reference System.
- Specifies the parameters of the system, including zone definitions and the use of the International Foot.
- Outlines the duties of the State Geospatial Coordinating Board, including notifying the Legislative Reference Bureau of updates to the system.
- Establishes regional zones within the Commonwealth for specific geospatial datasets.
- Requires notation of the Pennsylvania State Plane Coordinate System, zone, and geodetic datum in land descriptions and maps.
- Repeals the 1937 act establishing the previous Pennsylvania Coordinate System.
Who is affected
- Surveyors
- Engineers
- Transportation Agencies
- Geospatial Data Users
- Government Agencies
Notable changes
- Adoption of the International Foot as the standard unit of measurement.
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R. Lee James
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