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
Snakes on a Plane He developed the concept in 1992 after reading a nature magazine article about Indonesian brown tree snakes climbing onto planes in cargo during World War II. He originally wrote the screenplay about the brown tree snake loose on a plane, titling the film "Venom". He soon revised it, expanding upon the premise to include a plague of assorted venomous snakes, then—crediting the film "Aliens"—revised it once again to include "lots of them loose in the fuselage of a plane." Dalessandro's third draft of "Venom" was turned down by more than 30 Hollywood studios in 1995. In 1999, a producer for