Idaho Code 55-1702 – Idaho Plane Coordinate System
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(1) The board shall, by rule, provide and prescribe the information that defines the currently accepted system of plane coordinates of the IPCS.
(2) The most recent system of plane coordinates that has been established by the NGS based on the NSRS, adopted by the board, and designated as the SPCS for defining and stating the positions or locations of points within the state of Idaho shall be known as the "Idaho plane coordinate system."
Terms Used In Idaho Code 55-1702
- Board: means the Idaho board of licensure of professional engineers and professional land surveyors. See Idaho Code 55-1701
- Identifying information: means the datum, adjustment, epoch, coordinate system, zone, and unit of a plane coordinate system. See Idaho Code 55-1701
- IPCS: means the system, and any successor system, of map projections specific to the state of Idaho maintained by NGS. See Idaho Code 55-1701
- NGS: means the federal agency, and any successor agency, that defines and manages the NSRS. See Idaho Code 55-1701
- NSRS: means the consistent coordinate system, and any successor system, defining latitude, longitude, height, scale, gravity, orientation, and shoreline throughout the United States. See Idaho Code 55-1701
- SPCS: means the nationwide system, and any successor system, of map projections maintained by NGS. See Idaho Code 55-1701
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3) Coordinates established or determined under previously defined systems may be used, provided identifying information is included in the document containing the coordinates.
(4) Coordinates derived by transformation from a prior system of plane coordinates shall be qualified as such in the document containing the coordinates. Such document shall also provide:
(a) Identifying information of the prior system and the system translated to, together with a statement of the method of translation;
(b) The type of transformation and parameters used and identifying information of the system translated to; or
(c) Other metadata sufficient to translate coordinates between the original and destination systems.