Pretty new to surveying and mostly just have experience in construction and engineering. For boundary, how is it determined what coordinate system to use for control? Is it based on what the previous survey used or it it established by district?
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Hi,
I am developing an app related to land-surveying and location-detection. Since I am based in Europe, I struggle to grasp what coordinate/grid systems are most commonly used by land surveyors in the US.
I have read about the "State Plane Coordinate System" and the "Public Land Survey System", however I am wondering if they are actually used in practice? Or do surveyors stick to an angular CS or UTM projection based on the NAD83 or WGS84? Can anyone guide me in the right direction? Thanks!
EDIT: thanks for all the replies. It seems that there is not a one size fits all coordinate system in the US, but that the individual State Plane Coordinate Systems are the most commonly used one. Thanks!

