In this subtitle, “Maryland Coordinate System” means the system of plane rectangular coordinates that has been established and adopted by the National Geodetic Survey for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the State.
This subtitle: (1) Does not apply to Baltimore City; and (2) Does not refer to and is not connected with the coordinate system used by the Bureau of Plans and Surveys of Baltimore City.
(a) If a land description uses the Maryland Coordinate System, it shall be designated on the land description. (b) A survey of lands may not have endorsed on the survey any legend or other statement indicating that the survey is based on the Maryland Coordinate System unless the survey actually is based on the Maryland Coordinate System.
(a) The plane rectangular coordinates of a point on the earth’s surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point on the Maryland Coordinate System, consist of two distances, expressed in meters and decimals of meters. (b) (1) One of the distances, known as the “eastings”, shall give the position in an east-west direction. […]
(a) For the purpose of more precisely defining the Maryland Coordinate System, the standards of the National Geodetic Survey set out in this section are adopted. (b) (1) The Maryland Coordinate System is a Lambert conic conformal projection of the Geodetic Reference System of 1980, having standard parallels at north latitudes 38 degrees 18’ and 39 degrees 27’, […]
A triangulation or traverse station may be used in establishing a survey connection with the Maryland Coordinate System if: (1) The triangulation or traverse station is established: (i) In accordance with § 14-405 of this subtitle; or (ii) By or in accordance with the requirements of the State department authorized to administer this subtitle; and (2) The connection is […]
This subtitle does not require any purchaser or mortgagee to rely wholly on a description based on the Maryland Coordinate System.
