State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 updates

[Steve Martin]

The latest and most important update is that the SPCS2022 Federal Register Notice (FRN) was published this morning and is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documen ... em-of-2022. It announces a public comment period for the draft SPCS2022 policy and procedures which ends on August 31, 2018. The policy and procedures are available via hyperlinks in the FRN, and on the NGS Policies web page (https://geodesy.noaa.gov/INFO/Policy/).
The FRN also asks for input on including “special purpose” zones as part of SPCS2022, which are not included in the policy and procedures.
Other recent SPCS2022 activities include the following:
• Webinar given on April 12, “Building a State Plane Coordinate System for the Future.” The recording is available at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/science_ed ... es-2.shtml, and the slides will also soon be available at that same link. A document answering questions from the webinar will be added within the next week or so.
• Webinar given on March 8, “The State Plane Coordinate System: History, Policy, and Future Directions.” The recording, slides, and a question-and-answer document are available at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/web/science_ed ... ates.shtml.
• Release of a new SPCS web page set on March 8, at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/SPCS/, which was updated today with information on the draft policy and procedures.
• Release of a new SPCS report on March 8, NOAA Special Publication NOS NGS 13, available at https://geodesy.noaa.gov/library/pdfs/N ... -03-06.pdf.
Thank you again for your interest and support. We look forward to receiving input on the draft SPCS2022 policy and procedures, as well as your requests and proposals for SPCS2022 zones after the policy and procedures are finalized and officially adopted later this year. Stay tuned for additional information and updates!
Michael L. Dennis, RLS, PE
Geodesist
NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey
Michael.Dennis@noaa.gov