§ 8857

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 111, Sec. 15. (SB 566) Effective January 1, 2024.

The geodetic control stations within the State of California having ellipsoid heights conforming to all of the following requirements shall be part of the CSRN. The ellipsoid heights shall:

(a)Be referenced to NAD83 or NATRF2022.
(b)Have been determined by GPS survey methods.
(c)Be published by NGS or CSRC.
(d)Have a NGS or CSRC published network accuracy of five centimeters or better as defined by FGDC or a NGS or CSRC published accuracy of fourth order, class II, or better as

defined by FGCS.

Other sections in Chapter 3 - Geodetic Datums and the California Spatial Reference Network

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