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CHAPTER 47-20.2PLANE COORDINATES47-20.2-01. North Dakota coordinate system zones defined. The systems of planecoordinates which have been established by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration<br>national ocean survey/national geodetic survey or its successors for defining and stating the<br>geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within this state are, as of<br>July 1, 1989, to be known and designated as the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 and<br>the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983. For the purpose of the use of these systems, the<br>state is divided into a north zone and a south zone:1.The area now included in the following counties constitutes the north zone: Divide,<br>Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail, Burke, Renville, Ward, McLean, Bottineau, McHenry,<br>Sheridan, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Benson, Wells, Foster, Eddy, Ramsey, Cavalier,<br>Pembina, Walsh, Nelson, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill.2.The area now included in the following counties constitutes the south zone: Dunn,<br>Golden Valley, Slope, Bowman, Adams, Hettinger, Stark, Mercer, Oliver, Morton,<br>Grant, Sioux, Emmons, Burleigh, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, Barnes,<br>LaMoure, Dickey, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland.47-20.2-02. North Dakota coordinate system names defined. As established for usein the north zone, the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 or the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1983 is named, and in any land description in which it is used it must be designated<br>the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, north zone, or the North Dakota coordinate system<br>of 1983, north zone. As established for use in the south zone, the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1927 or the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 is named, and in any land<br>description in which it is used it must be designated the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927,<br>south zone, or the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, south zone.47-20.2-03. North Dakota coordinate system defined. The plane coordinate valuesfor a point on the earth's surface, used in expressing the geographic position or location of such<br>point in the appropriate zone of this system, shall consist of two distances, expressed in United<br>States survey feet [meters] and decimals of a foot [meter] when using the North Dakota<br>coordinate system of 1927. One of these distances, to be known as the X-coordinate, shall give<br>the position in an east-west direction; the other, to be known as the Y-coordinate, shall give the<br>position in a north-south direction.These coordinates shall be made to depend upon andconform to plane rectangular coordinate values for the monumented points of the North<br>American horizontal geodetic control network as published by the national ocean survey/national<br>geodetic survey, or its successors, and the plane coordinates which have been computed on the<br>systems defined in this chapter.Any such station may be used for establishing a surveyconnection to either North Dakota coordinate system.For the purposes of convertingcoordinates of the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 from meters to feet, the international<br>survey foot must be used. The conversion factor is: one foot equals 0.3048 meter exactly.47-20.2-04.Federal and state coordinate description same tract - Federalprecedence. Whenever coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system are used to<br>describe any tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to any<br>subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, the description by<br>coordinates must be construed as supplemental to the basic description of each subdivision, line,<br>or corner contained in the official plats and field notes filed of record, and, in the event of any<br>conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public<br>land surveys prevails over the description by coordinates, unless the coordinates are upheld by<br>adjudication, at which time the coordinate description will prevail. This chapter does not require<br>any purchaser or mortgagee to rely on a description, any part of which depends exclusively upon<br>the North Dakota coordinate system, unless the description has been adjudicated as provided in<br>this section.Page No. 147-20.2-05. North Dakota coordinate system origins defined.1.For the purposes of more precisely defining the North Dakota coordinate system of<br>1927, the following definitions by the United States coast and geodetic survey are<br>adopted:a.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, north zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having standard<br>parallels at north latitudes, forty-seven degrees twenty-six minutes and<br>forty-eight degrees forty-four minutes along which parallels the scale shall be<br>exact.The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian onehundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-seven<br>degrees zero minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>2,000,000 feet [609.6 kilometers], and y = 0 feet [0 kilometers].b.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, south zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having standard<br>parallels at north latitudes forty-six degrees eleven minutes and forty-seven<br>degrees twenty-nine minutes along which parallels the scale shall be exact.<br>The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one hundred<br>degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-five degrees<br>forty minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000<br>feet [609.6 kilometers], and y = 0 feet [0 kilometers].2.For the purposes of more precisely defining the North Dakota coordinate system of<br>1983, the following definition by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey<br>is adopted:a.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, north zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having<br>standard parallels at north latitude of forty-seven degrees twenty-six minutes<br>and forty-eight degrees forty-four minutes along which parallels the scale shall<br>be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one<br>hundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-seven<br>degrees zero minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>600,000.0000 meters, and y = 00.0000 meters.b.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, south zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having<br>standard parallels at north latitude of forty-six degrees eleven minutes and<br>forty-seven degrees twenty-nine minutes along which parallels the scale shall<br>be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one<br>hundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-five<br>degrees forty minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>600,000.0000 meters, and y = 00.0000 meters.47-20.2-06. North Dakota coordinate system - Use of term. The use of the NorthDakota coordinate system of 1927 north zone or south zone or the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1983 north zone or south zone on any map, report of survey, or other document must<br>be limited to coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate systems as defined in this<br>chapter. The map, report, or document must include a statement describing the standard of<br>accuracy, as defined by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey, maintained in<br>developing the coordinates shown therein. The coordinates must be established in conformity<br>with these standards:1.No coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system, purporting to define<br>the position of a point on a land boundary, may be presented to be recorded in any<br>public records or deed records unless the point is connected to a triangulation orPage No. 2traverse station established in conformity with the standards prescribed in this<br>chapter.2.Coordinate values used in land descriptions under this section must be certified by a<br>duly registered land surveyor under the laws of this state.47-20.2-07. Use of the term North Dakota coordinate system - Limitation. Repealedby S.L. 1989, ch. 555, <meta property="og:url" content="https://statutes.laws.com/test/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Statutes" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2019-12-27T23:25:16+00:00" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <h2>State Codes and Statutes</h2> <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/'>Statutes</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota'>North-dakota</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota/t47'>T47</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota/t47/t47c202'>T47c202</a><br><br><a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2009/t47/pdf/t47c202.pdf">Download pdf</a><br><div id="embed_document" style="width:625px; height:815px; text-align:center;">Loading PDF...</div><script type="text/javascript"> var pdf_url = 'https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2009/t47/pdf/t47c202.pdf'; $(document).ready(function() { var embedwindow = $("#embed_document"); if ($.browser.msie){ embedwindow.html('<embed src="'+pdf_url+'" width="100%" height="100%"></embed>'); } else { embedwindow.html('<iframe style="width:100%; height:100%;" src="https://docs.google.com/gview?url='+window.escape(pdf_url)+'&embedded=true" frameborder="0"></iframe>'); } });</script><br><br><noframes>CHAPTER 47-20.2PLANE COORDINATES47-20.2-01. North Dakota coordinate system zones defined. The systems of planecoordinates which have been established by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration<br>national ocean survey/national geodetic survey or its successors for defining and stating the<br>geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within this state are, as of<br>July 1, 1989, to be known and designated as the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 and<br>the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983. For the purpose of the use of these systems, the<br>state is divided into a north zone and a south zone:1.The area now included in the following counties constitutes the north zone: Divide,<br>Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail, Burke, Renville, Ward, McLean, Bottineau, McHenry,<br>Sheridan, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Benson, Wells, Foster, Eddy, Ramsey, Cavalier,<br>Pembina, Walsh, Nelson, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill.2.The area now included in the following counties constitutes the south zone: Dunn,<br>Golden Valley, Slope, Bowman, Adams, Hettinger, Stark, Mercer, Oliver, Morton,<br>Grant, Sioux, Emmons, Burleigh, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, Barnes,<br>LaMoure, Dickey, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland.47-20.2-02. North Dakota coordinate system names defined. As established for usein the north zone, the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 or the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1983 is named, and in any land description in which it is used it must be designated<br>the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, north zone, or the North Dakota coordinate system<br>of 1983, north zone. As established for use in the south zone, the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1927 or the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 is named, and in any land<br>description in which it is used it must be designated the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927,<br>south zone, or the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, south zone.47-20.2-03. North Dakota coordinate system defined. The plane coordinate valuesfor a point on the earth's surface, used in expressing the geographic position or location of such<br>point in the appropriate zone of this system, shall consist of two distances, expressed in United<br>States survey feet [meters] and decimals of a foot [meter] when using the North Dakota<br>coordinate system of 1927. One of these distances, to be known as the X-coordinate, shall give<br>the position in an east-west direction; the other, to be known as the Y-coordinate, shall give the<br>position in a north-south direction.These coordinates shall be made to depend upon andconform to plane rectangular coordinate values for the monumented points of the North<br>American horizontal geodetic control network as published by the national ocean survey/national<br>geodetic survey, or its successors, and the plane coordinates which have been computed on the<br>systems defined in this chapter.Any such station may be used for establishing a surveyconnection to either North Dakota coordinate system.For the purposes of convertingcoordinates of the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 from meters to feet, the international<br>survey foot must be used. The conversion factor is: one foot equals 0.3048 meter exactly.47-20.2-04.Federal and state coordinate description same tract - Federalprecedence. Whenever coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system are used to<br>describe any tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to any<br>subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, the description by<br>coordinates must be construed as supplemental to the basic description of each subdivision, line,<br>or corner contained in the official plats and field notes filed of record, and, in the event of any<br>conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public<br>land surveys prevails over the description by coordinates, unless the coordinates are upheld by<br>adjudication, at which time the coordinate description will prevail. This chapter does not require<br>any purchaser or mortgagee to rely on a description, any part of which depends exclusively upon<br>the North Dakota coordinate system, unless the description has been adjudicated as provided in<br>this section.Page No. 147-20.2-05. North Dakota coordinate system origins defined.1.For the purposes of more precisely defining the North Dakota coordinate system of<br>1927, the following definitions by the United States coast and geodetic survey are<br>adopted:a.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, north zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having standard<br>parallels at north latitudes, forty-seven degrees twenty-six minutes and<br>forty-eight degrees forty-four minutes along which parallels the scale shall be<br>exact.The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian onehundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-seven<br>degrees zero minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>2,000,000 feet [609.6 kilometers], and y = 0 feet [0 kilometers].b.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, south zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having standard<br>parallels at north latitudes forty-six degrees eleven minutes and forty-seven<br>degrees twenty-nine minutes along which parallels the scale shall be exact.<br>The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one hundred<br>degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-five degrees<br>forty minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000<br>feet [609.6 kilometers], and y = 0 feet [0 kilometers].2.For the purposes of more precisely defining the North Dakota coordinate system of<br>1983, the following definition by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey<br>is adopted:a.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, north zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having<br>standard parallels at north latitude of forty-seven degrees twenty-six minutes<br>and forty-eight degrees forty-four minutes along which parallels the scale shall<br>be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one<br>hundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-seven<br>degrees zero minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>600,000.0000 meters, and y = 00.0000 meters.b.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, south zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having<br>standard parallels at north latitude of forty-six degrees eleven minutes and<br>forty-seven degrees twenty-nine minutes along which parallels the scale shall<br>be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one<br>hundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-five<br>degrees forty minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>600,000.0000 meters, and y = 00.0000 meters.47-20.2-06. North Dakota coordinate system - Use of term. The use of the NorthDakota coordinate system of 1927 north zone or south zone or the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1983 north zone or south zone on any map, report of survey, or other document must<br>be limited to coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate systems as defined in this<br>chapter. The map, report, or document must include a statement describing the standard of<br>accuracy, as defined by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey, maintained in<br>developing the coordinates shown therein. The coordinates must be established in conformity<br>with these standards:1.No coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system, purporting to define<br>the position of a point on a land boundary, may be presented to be recorded in any<br>public records or deed records unless the point is connected to a triangulation orPage No. 2traverse station established in conformity with the standards prescribed in this<br>chapter.2.Coordinate values used in land descriptions under this section must be certified by a<br>duly registered land surveyor under the laws of this state.47-20.2-07. Use of the term North Dakota coordinate system - Limitation. 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class="shortcode-content"> <h2>State Codes and Statutes</h2> <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/'>Statutes</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota'>North-dakota</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota/t47'>T47</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/north-dakota/t47/t47c202'>T47c202</a><br><br><a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2009/t47/pdf/t47c202.pdf">Download pdf</a><br><div id="embed_document" style="width:625px; height:815px; text-align:center;">Loading PDF...</div><script type="text/javascript"> var pdf_url = 'https://law.justia.com/codes/north-dakota/2009/t47/pdf/t47c202.pdf'; $(document).ready(function() { var embedwindow = $("#embed_document"); if ($.browser.msie){ embedwindow.html('<embed src="'+pdf_url+'" width="100%" height="100%"></embed>'); } else { embedwindow.html('<iframe style="width:100%; height:100%;" src="https://docs.google.com/gview?url='+window.escape(pdf_url)+'&embedded=true" frameborder="0"></iframe>'); } });</script><br><br><noframes>CHAPTER 47-20.2PLANE COORDINATES47-20.2-01. North Dakota coordinate system zones defined. The systems of planecoordinates which have been established by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration<br>national ocean survey/national geodetic survey or its successors for defining and stating the<br>geographic positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within this state are, as of<br>July 1, 1989, to be known and designated as the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 and<br>the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983. For the purpose of the use of these systems, the<br>state is divided into a north zone and a south zone:1.The area now included in the following counties constitutes the north zone: Divide,<br>Williams, McKenzie, Mountrail, Burke, Renville, Ward, McLean, Bottineau, McHenry,<br>Sheridan, Pierce, Rolette, Towner, Benson, Wells, Foster, Eddy, Ramsey, Cavalier,<br>Pembina, Walsh, Nelson, Grand Forks, Griggs, Steele, Traill.2.The area now included in the following counties constitutes the south zone: Dunn,<br>Golden Valley, Slope, Bowman, Adams, Hettinger, Stark, Mercer, Oliver, Morton,<br>Grant, Sioux, Emmons, Burleigh, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman, Barnes,<br>LaMoure, Dickey, Cass, Ransom, Sargent, Richland.47-20.2-02. North Dakota coordinate system names defined. As established for usein the north zone, the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927 or the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1983 is named, and in any land description in which it is used it must be designated<br>the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, north zone, or the North Dakota coordinate system<br>of 1983, north zone. As established for use in the south zone, the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1927 or the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 is named, and in any land<br>description in which it is used it must be designated the North Dakota coordinate system of 1927,<br>south zone, or the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, south zone.47-20.2-03. North Dakota coordinate system defined. The plane coordinate valuesfor a point on the earth's surface, used in expressing the geographic position or location of such<br>point in the appropriate zone of this system, shall consist of two distances, expressed in United<br>States survey feet [meters] and decimals of a foot [meter] when using the North Dakota<br>coordinate system of 1927. One of these distances, to be known as the X-coordinate, shall give<br>the position in an east-west direction; the other, to be known as the Y-coordinate, shall give the<br>position in a north-south direction.These coordinates shall be made to depend upon andconform to plane rectangular coordinate values for the monumented points of the North<br>American horizontal geodetic control network as published by the national ocean survey/national<br>geodetic survey, or its successors, and the plane coordinates which have been computed on the<br>systems defined in this chapter.Any such station may be used for establishing a surveyconnection to either North Dakota coordinate system.For the purposes of convertingcoordinates of the North Dakota coordinate system of 1983 from meters to feet, the international<br>survey foot must be used. The conversion factor is: one foot equals 0.3048 meter exactly.47-20.2-04.Federal and state coordinate description same tract - Federalprecedence. Whenever coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system are used to<br>describe any tract of land which in the same document is also described by reference to any<br>subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public land surveys, the description by<br>coordinates must be construed as supplemental to the basic description of each subdivision, line,<br>or corner contained in the official plats and field notes filed of record, and, in the event of any<br>conflict, the description by reference to the subdivision, line, or corner of the United States public<br>land surveys prevails over the description by coordinates, unless the coordinates are upheld by<br>adjudication, at which time the coordinate description will prevail. This chapter does not require<br>any purchaser or mortgagee to rely on a description, any part of which depends exclusively upon<br>the North Dakota coordinate system, unless the description has been adjudicated as provided in<br>this section.Page No. 147-20.2-05. North Dakota coordinate system origins defined.1.For the purposes of more precisely defining the North Dakota coordinate system of<br>1927, the following definitions by the United States coast and geodetic survey are<br>adopted:a.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, north zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having standard<br>parallels at north latitudes, forty-seven degrees twenty-six minutes and<br>forty-eight degrees forty-four minutes along which parallels the scale shall be<br>exact.The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian onehundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-seven<br>degrees zero minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>2,000,000 feet [609.6 kilometers], and y = 0 feet [0 kilometers].b.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1927, south zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the Clarke spheroid of 1866, having standard<br>parallels at north latitudes forty-six degrees eleven minutes and forty-seven<br>degrees twenty-nine minutes along which parallels the scale shall be exact.<br>The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one hundred<br>degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-five degrees<br>forty minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x = 2,000,000<br>feet [609.6 kilometers], and y = 0 feet [0 kilometers].2.For the purposes of more precisely defining the North Dakota coordinate system of<br>1983, the following definition by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey<br>is adopted:a.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, north zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having<br>standard parallels at north latitude of forty-seven degrees twenty-six minutes<br>and forty-eight degrees forty-four minutes along which parallels the scale shall<br>be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one<br>hundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-seven<br>degrees zero minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>600,000.0000 meters, and y = 00.0000 meters.b.The North Dakota coordinate system of 1983, south zone, is a Lambert<br>conformal conic projection of the North American datum of 1983, having<br>standard parallels at north latitude of forty-six degrees eleven minutes and<br>forty-seven degrees twenty-nine minutes along which parallels the scale shall<br>be exact. The origin of coordinates is at the intersection of the meridian one<br>hundred degrees thirty minutes west of Greenwich and the parallel forty-five<br>degrees forty minutes north latitude. This origin is given the coordinates: x =<br>600,000.0000 meters, and y = 00.0000 meters.47-20.2-06. North Dakota coordinate system - Use of term. The use of the NorthDakota coordinate system of 1927 north zone or south zone or the North Dakota coordinate<br>system of 1983 north zone or south zone on any map, report of survey, or other document must<br>be limited to coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate systems as defined in this<br>chapter. The map, report, or document must include a statement describing the standard of<br>accuracy, as defined by the national ocean survey/national geodetic survey, maintained in<br>developing the coordinates shown therein. The coordinates must be established in conformity<br>with these standards:1.No coordinates based on the North Dakota coordinate system, purporting to define<br>the position of a point on a land boundary, may be presented to be recorded in any<br>public records or deed records unless the point is connected to a triangulation orPage No. 2traverse station established in conformity with the standards prescribed in this<br>chapter.2.Coordinate values used in land descriptions under this section must be certified by a<br>duly registered land surveyor under the laws of this state.47-20.2-07. Use of the term North Dakota coordinate system - Limitation. 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