EPSG:3370

NAD27 / UTM zone 59N

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Developed by EnSoCo Inc. Replaced by NAD27 to WGS 84 (79) (tfm code 15851).

Information source: EnSoCo

Revision date: 2017-10-16

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: OGP

Information source: US Geological Survey

Revision date: 2006-03-16

Scope: Medium scale topographic mapping.

Area of use: United States (USA) - west of 174°E. Alaska and offshore continental shelf (OCS).

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
9193893.98 12036232.46

Projected bounds:
10368762.09 10439809.34
7921032.06 13069947.43

WGS84 bounds:
-97.22 23.82
-81.17 30.25

United States (USA) - offshore Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf (GoM OCS) - protraction areas South Padre Island; North Padre Island; Mustang Island; Matagorda Island; Brazos; Galveston; High Island; Sabine Pass; West Cameron; East Cameron; Vermilion; South Marsh Island; Eugene Island; Ship Shoal; South Pelto; Bay Marchand; South Timbalier; Grand Isle; West Delta; South Pass; Main Pass; Breton Sound; Chandeleur; Corpus Christi; Port Isabel; East Breaks; Alaminos Canyon; Garden Banks; Keathley Canyon; Sigsbee Escarpment; Ewing Bank; Green Canyon; Walker Ridge; Amery Terrace; Mobile; Viosca Knoll; Mississippi Canyon; Atwater Valley; Lund; Lund South; Pensacola; Destin Dome; De Soto Canyon; Lloyd Ridge; Henderson; Florida Plain; Campeche Escarpment; Apalachicola; Florida Middle Ground; The Elbow; Vernon Basin; Howell Hook; Rankin; Gainesville; Tarpon Springs; St Petersburg; Charlotte Harbor; Pulley Ridge; Dry Tortugas; Tortugas Valley; Miami; Key West.
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Definition: Well Known Text (WKT)

PROJCS["NAD27 / UTM zone 59N",
    GEOGCS["NAD27",
        DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.9786982139006,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],
            TOWGS84[-7,158,172,0,0,0,0],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",171],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3370"]]

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    GEOGCS["NAD27",
        DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.9786982139006,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],
            TOWGS84[-7,158,172,0,0,0,0],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",171],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3370"]]

Definition: ESRI WKT

PROJCS["NAD_1927_UTM_Zone_59N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.9786982]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",171],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["Meter",1]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=59 +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-7,158,172,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:3370","+proj=utm +zone=59 +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-7,158,172,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs");

Definition: OGC GML

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Definition: XML

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=utm"
	"zone=59"
	"ellps=clrk66"
	"towgs84=-7,158,172,0,0,0,0"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=utm +zone=59 +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-7,158,172,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=utm +zone=59 +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-7,158,172,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 3370, 'EPSG', 3370, '+proj=utm +zone=59 +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-7,158,172,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs ', 'PROJCS["NAD27 / UTM zone 59N",GEOGCS["NAD27",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.9786982139006,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],TOWGS84[-7,158,172,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",171],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3370"]]');

Definition: OGC WKT

PROJCS["NAD27 / UTM zone 59N",GEOGCS["NAD27",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.9786982139006,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],TOWGS84[-7,158,172,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",171],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3370"]]