Tagged As: Survey Foot

Jackson County Adjusted County Coordinate System

Jackson County has an adjusted version of the WISCRS projection that has been in use since 2011. The definitions for the adjusted WISCRS projection and the official WISCRS projection (published in SCO’s “Wisconsin Coordinate Reference Systems” handbook) are very similar. Differences are highlighted in red. Adjusted Projection [1] Official Projection [2] Base Reference System NAD…

A Final Farewell to the US Survey Foot?

Ring out the old, ring in the new! As midnight approaches this New Year’s Eve, don’t forget to say farewell to the US survey foot. Or maybe hold off for a year or two.

Update on Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 Task Force Activities

A brief update on Wisconsin Spatial Reference System 2022 (WSRS2022) Task Force activities in relation to the National Geodetic Survey’s National Spatial Reference System modernization program.

The Foot is Dead! Long Live the Foot!

The National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Geodetic Survey have announced their final decision to deprecate use of the U.S. survey foot.

NIST and NGS delay final determination on deprecation of US Survey Foot

A 90-day extension has been announced on the final determination of the decision to deprecate the US Survey Foot.