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Name: NAD27(CGQ77) to NAD83 (2)
Method: NTv2
Grid Files: CQ77NA83.GSB
Remarks: Replaces NAD27(CGQ77) to NAD83 (1) (code 1451). Can be taken as approx transformation to WGS 84 - see code 1691.
Information source: Geodetic Service of Quebec.
Revision date: 2021-11-04
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: NAD27(CGQ77)
Datum: North American Datum 1927 (CGQ77)
Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Service de la Cartographie; Ministère des Ressources Naturelles; Quebec.
Revision date: 2013-12-13
Scope: Topographic mapping (medium and small scale).
Remarks: Replaced NAD27 / Quebec Lambert (code 32098) in 1977.
Area of use: Canada - Quebec.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
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Center coordinates
inf inf
Projected bounds:
inf inf
inf inf
WGS84 bounds:
-79.85 44.99
-57.1 62.62
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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