Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 8. SURVEYING AND MAPPING [8801 - 8902]
( Division 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 108. ) CHAPTER 4. California Geodetic Coordinates [8870 - 8880]
( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. ) 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 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.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 29.15. Effective January 1, 2006.)