State Plane 2022: Where Things Stand and the Road Ahead

December 09, 2021  |  2:00-3:00 pm, ET

Presenter: Michael Dennis, PhD, Geodesist, Observations and Analysis Division, NGS

The State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 (SPCS2022) is part of modernizing the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS). SPCS2022 zone definitions will be available in 2022, even though its official rollout will occur later (along with the rest of NSRS Modernization). This presentation shows the current status and plans for completion of SPCS2022, which consists of:

• About 160 zones designed by NGS
• Over 800 zones designed by stakeholders in 28 states
• A single “statewide” zone for every state and territory
• One or two additional multiple-zone “layers” for 38 states
• Three “special use” zones that extend into more than one state

Preliminary designs will be provided for public review in early 2022 and finalized later that year. Completing SPCS2022 early will give the geospatial community more time to prepare for this key component of NSRS Modernization.