The National Geodetic Survey will release a new reference and datum, replacing the current NAD83 and NAVD88, estimated to occur sometime in 2024-2025 (975kb pdf). This includes the development of Low Distortion Projection zones and a State Plane Coordination System of 2022. A North Dakota committee was formed in 2018 to address this change and to provide input.
2020 Documents
Pre-final Statewide (8,515kb pdf)
Pre-final LDP Zones (4,999kb pdf)
Pre-final Statistics (528kb pdf)
Pre-final Projection Parameters (538kb pdf)
2019 Documents
August Status Update (75kb pdf)
Preliminary LDP Zones (14,532kb pdf)
Stakeholder Review (3,259kb pdf)
LDP Numbering - Proposal 1 (2,726kb pdf)
LDP Numbering - Proposal 2 (2,240kb pdf)
It is the intention that this projection information will become available within desktop GIS software.