State Plane Coordinate System State Plane Coordinate System The State Plane Coordinate System (SPS or SPCS) is a set of 124 geographic zones or coordinate systems designed for specific regions of the United States. Each state contains one or more state plane zones, the boundaries of which usually follow county lines. There are 110 zones in the contiguous US, with 10 more in Alaska, 5 in Hawaii, and one for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. The system is widely used for geographic data by state and local governments. Its popularity is due to at least two factors. First, it uses a simple Cartesian
The Giant Plane plane has a large, probably multistemmed, ellipsoid trunk. It forks at heights of 2.5 and 5 m, creating a large crown. The tree is preserved by the local government because it had been set on fire several times. Since 2011 it is fenced to protect it from birds and insects. In 2012, it was judged among the best trees in the competition for tree of the year in Poland. The Giant Plane is the third thickest tree in Poland, and the largest and oldest London plane in the country. The Giant Plane The Giant is a London plane tree, located