§ 672. Coordinates defined
(a) The plane coordinates of a point on the earth’s surface, to be used for expressing
the geographic position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of the Vermont
State Plane Coordinate Systems, shall consist of two distances expressed in:
(1) meters and decimals of a meter, or international feet and decimals of a foot, when
using the Vermont State Plane Coordinate System or its successors;
(2) U.S. Survey feet and decimals of a foot when using the Vermont Coordinate System 1927;
or
(3) meters and decimals of a meter, or U.S. Survey feet and decimals of a foot, when using
the Vermont Coordinate System 1983.
(b) One of the distances described in subsection (a) of this section, to be known as the
“east or x-coordinate,” shall give the distance east of the y-axis; the other distance,
to be known as the “north or y-coordinate,” shall give the distance north of the x-axis.
The y-axis of any zone shall be parallel with the central meridian of that zone. The
x axis of any zone shall be at right angles to the central meridian of that zone.
(c) One international foot equals 0.3048 meter exactly. For conversion of meters to international
feet, multiply the meters by 3.280839895.
(d) The international foot shall be used for all foot distances and coordinates unless
the distances or coordinates are tied to one of the legacy systems referenced in this
section.
(e) The U.S. survey foot, which equals (1200)/(3937) meter, shall be superseded by the
international foot specified in subsection (b) of this section, following guidance
from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Geodetic Survey,
the National Ocean Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Amended 1987, No. 169 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 3, 1988; 2007, No. 164 (Adj. Sess.), § 39; 2023, No. 86 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 4, 2024.)