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Name: NAD27(76) to WGS 84 (1)
Grid Files: May76v20.gsb
Remarks: Approximation at the +/- 1m level assuming that NAD83 is equivalent to WGS 84.
Information source: OGP
Revision date: 1999-05-24
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: NAD27(76)
Datum: North American Datum 1927 (1976)
Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Surveys and Mapping Section; Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
Revision date: 2000-03-07
Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
Area of use: Canada - Ontario - east of 75°W.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
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Center coordinates
-513178.34 5521810.41
Projected bounds:
-1332166.31 4614652.7
252977.17 6518790.69
WGS84 bounds:
-95.16 41.67
-74.35 56.9
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: JSON
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