EPSG:7406

NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)

Attributes

Geodetic CRS: NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IOGP

Revision date: 2018-05-29

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Area of use: United States (USA) - conterminous (contiguous) lower 48 states (CONUS) - onshore.

Center coordinates
-95.85 36.89

Projected bounds:
-124.79 24.41
-66.91 49.38

WGS84 bounds:
-124.79 24.41
-66.91 49.38

United States (USA) - conterminous (contiguous) lower 48 states (CONUS) - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

COMPD_CS["NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
    GEOGCS["NAD27",
        DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],
    VERT_CS["NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
        VERT_DATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929",2005,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","5102"]],
        UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],
        AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","5702"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","7406"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

COMPOUNDCRS["NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
    GEOGCRS["NAD27",
        DATUM["North American Datum 1927",
            ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        CS[ellipsoidal,2],
            AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
                ORDER[1],
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                ORDER[2],
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]],
    VERTCRS["NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
        VDATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"],
        CS[vertical,1],
            AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - conterminous (contiguous) lower 48 states (CONUS) - onshore."],
        BBOX[24.41,-124.79,49.38,-66.91]],
    ID["EPSG",7406]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",
    DATUM["D_North_American_1927",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
VERTCS["NGVD_1929",
    VDATUM["National_Geodetic_Vertical_Datum_1929"],
    PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +datum=NAD27 +vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:7406","+proj=longlat +datum=NAD27 +vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "CompoundCRS",
    "name": "NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
    "components": [
        {
            "type": "GeographicCRS",
            "name": "NAD27",
            "datum": {
                "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
                "name": "North American Datum 1927",
                "ellipsoid": {
                    "name": "Clarke 1866",
                    "semi_major_axis": 6378206.4,
                    "semi_minor_axis": 6356583.8
                }
            },
            "coordinate_system": {
                "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
                "axis": [
                    {
                        "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                        "abbreviation": "Lat",
                        "direction": "north",
                        "unit": "degree"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                        "abbreviation": "Lon",
                        "direction": "east",
                        "unit": "degree"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "remarks": "Note: this CRS includes longitudes which are POSITIVE EAST. Replaced by NAD27(76) (code 4608) in Ontario, CGQ77 (code 4609) in Quebec, Mexican Datum of 1993 (code 4483) in Mexico, NAD83 (code 4269) in Canada (excl. Ontario & Quebec) & USA."
        },
        {
            "type": "VerticalCRS",
            "name": "NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
            "datum": {
                "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
                "name": "National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"
            },
            "coordinate_system": {
                "subtype": "vertical",
                "axis": [
                    {
                        "name": "Gravity-related height",
                        "abbreviation": "H",
                        "direction": "up",
                        "unit": {
                            "type": "LinearUnit",
                            "name": "US survey foot",
                            "conversion_factor": 0.304800609601219
                        }
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "scope": "Engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "United States (USA) - conterminous (contiguous) lower 48 states (CONUS) - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 24.41,
        "west_longitude": -124.79,
        "north_latitude": 49.38,
        "east_longitude": -66.91
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 7406
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

7406=COMPD_CS["NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)",GEOGCS["NAD27",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],VERT_CS["NGVD29 height (ftUS)",VERT_DATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5102"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5702"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","7406"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"datum=NAD27"
	"vunits=us-ft"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +datum=NAD27 +vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +datum=NAD27 +vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 7406, 'EPSG', 7406, '+proj=longlat +datum=NAD27 +vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs', 'COMPD_CS["NAD27 + NGVD29 height (ftUS)",GEOGCS["NAD27",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6267"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],VERT_CS["NGVD29 height (ftUS)",VERT_DATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5102"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5702"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","7406"]]');