EPSG:8647

NAD27 to WGS 84 (78)

Attributes

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Various oil industry sources.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Steps of transformation: 1313 1950 1946

Scope: Oil and gas exploration and production.

Area of use: Canada - offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia - west of 44°W and north of 40°N.

Description: (0,)

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
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                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
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                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
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            ID["EPSG",1950],
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            OPERATIONACCURACY[1.0],
            ID["EPSG",1946],
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    USAGE[
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        AREA["Canada - offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia - west of 44°W and north of 40°N."],
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Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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                    "unit": {
                        "type": "AngularUnit",
                        "name": "radian",
                        "conversion_factor": 1
                    },
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8609
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Z-axis rotation",
                    "value": -5.6529e-08,
                    "unit": {
                        "type": "AngularUnit",
                        "name": "radian",
                        "conversion_factor": 1
                    },
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8610
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Scale difference",
                    "value": 0,
                    "unit": {
                        "type": "ScaleUnit",
                        "name": "parts per million",
                        "conversion_factor": 1e-06
                    },
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8611
                    }
                }
            ],
            "accuracy": "1.0",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 1946
            },
            "remarks": "Approximation derived from tfm code 6864 ignoring time-dependent parameters and assuming ITRF96(1997.0) and WGS 84 can be considered the same within the accuracy of the transformation."
        }
    ],
    "accuracy": "3.0",
    "scope": "Oil and gas exploration and production.",
    "area": "Canada - offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia - west of 44°W and north of 40°N.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 40,
        "west_longitude": -67.75,
        "north_latitude": 64.21,
        "east_longitude": -43.99
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 8647
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=pipeline"
	"step"
	"proj=axisswap"
	"order=2,1"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"xy_in=deg"
	"xy_out=rad"
	"step"
	"proj=hgridshift"
	"grids=ca_nrc_ntv2_0.tif"
	"step"
	"proj=push"
	"v_3"
	"step"
	"proj=cart"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"step"
	"proj=helmert"
	"x=-0.991"
	"y=1.9072"
	"z=0.5129"
	"rx=-0.0257899075194932"
	"ry=-0.0096500989602704"
	"rz=-0.0116599432323421"
	"s=0"
	"convention=coordinate_frame"
	"step"
	"inv"
	"proj=cart"
	"ellps=WGS84"
	"step"
	"proj=pop"
	"v_3"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"xy_in=rad"
	"xy_out=deg"
	"step"
	"proj=axisswap"
	"order=2,1"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=hgridshift +grids=ca_nrc_ntv2_0.tif +step +proj=push +v_3 +step +proj=cart +ellps=GRS80 +step +proj=helmert +x=-0.991 +y=1.9072 +z=0.5129 +rx=-0.0257899075194932 +ry=-0.0096500989602704 +rz=-0.0116599432323421 +s=0 +convention=coordinate_frame +step +inv +proj=cart +ellps=WGS84 +step +proj=pop +v_3 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1">
	<Layer srs="+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=hgridshift +grids=ca_nrc_ntv2_0.tif +step +proj=push +v_3 +step +proj=cart +ellps=GRS80 +step +proj=helmert +x=-0.991 +y=1.9072 +z=0.5129 +rx=-0.0257899075194932 +ry=-0.0096500989602704 +rz=-0.0116599432323421 +s=0 +convention=coordinate_frame +step +inv +proj=cart +ellps=WGS84 +step +proj=pop +v_3 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 8647, 'EPSG', 8647, '+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=hgridshift +grids=ca_nrc_ntv2_0.tif +step +proj=push +v_3 +step +proj=cart +ellps=GRS80 +step +proj=helmert +x=-0.991 +y=1.9072 +z=0.5129 +rx=-0.0257899075194932 +ry=-0.0096500989602704 +rz=-0.0116599432323421 +s=0 +convention=coordinate_frame +step +inv +proj=cart +ellps=WGS84 +step +proj=pop +v_3 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1', 'None');