NAD27 / UTM zone 8N

Canada - British Columbia. , accuracy 1.5 m, code 9112 (default) [grid]
Canada - New Brunswick. , accuracy 0.8 m, code 9238 [grid]
Canada - Quebec. , accuracy 1.5 m, code 9239 [grid]
Canada - Saskatchewan. , accuracy 1.5 m, code 9886 [grid]

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: BC_27_98.GSB

Remarks: Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v2. Replaced by NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (8) (CT code 9113) for CRD, NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (9) (CT code 9114) forn north Vancouver Island and NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (10) (CT code 9115) for mainland.

Information source: GeoBC, Government of British Columbia, via ISO Geodetic Register.

Revision date: 2019-07-15

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1995-06-02

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Area of use: North America - between 138°W and 132°W - onshore. Canada - British Columbia; Northwest Territiories; Yukon. United States (USA) - Alaska. Onshore for Canadian British Columbia & Arctic and for US Pacific coast including Alaska panhandle.

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

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Center coordinates
1051009.6 6030776.86

Projected bounds:
200269.43 5344032.41
2048492.1 6837750.11

WGS84 bounds:
-139.04 48.25
-114.08 60.01

Canada - British Columbia.

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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        PROJCRS["NAD27 / UTM zone 8N",
            BASEGEOGCRS["NAD27",
                DATUM["North American Datum 1927",
                    ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",4267]],
            CONVERSION["UTM zone 8N",
                METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
                    ID["EPSG",9807]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8801]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-135,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8802]],
                PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996,
                    SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8805]],
                PARAMETER["False easting",500000,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8806]],
                PARAMETER["False northing",0,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8807]]],
            CS[Cartesian,2],
                AXIS["(E)",east,
                    ORDER[1],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["(N)",north,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
                AREA["North America - between 138°W and 132°W - onshore. Canada - British Columbia; Northwest Territiories; Yukon. United States (USA) - Alaska. Onshore for Canadian British Columbia & Arctic and for US Pacific coast including Alaska panhandle."],
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            DATUM["North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 2",
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                    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]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["Canada - onshore and offshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon."],
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        METHOD["NTv2",
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        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","BC_27_98.GSB"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Geodesy."],
            AREA["Canada - British Columbia."],
            BBOX[48.25,-139.04,60.01,-114.08]],
        ID["EPSG",9112],
        REMARK["Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v2. Replaced by NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (8) (CT code 9113) for CRD, NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (9) (CT code 9114) forn north Vancouver Island and NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (10) (CT code 9115) for mainland."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=8 +datum=NAD27 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:26708","+proj=utm +zone=8 +datum=NAD27 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "BoundCRS",
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                        "unit": "degree"
                    }
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
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                    "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
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                    "unit": "metre",
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                {
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                    }
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        },
        "coordinate_system": {
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                    "abbreviation": "E",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "metre"
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                    "name": "Northing",
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                }
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            "code": 9112
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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=utm"
	"zone=8"
	"datum=NAD27"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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<Map srs="+proj=utm +zone=8 +datum=NAD27 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=utm +zone=8 +datum=NAD27 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

EPSG:26708

Available transformations to EPSG:8237 EPSG:4122 - ATS77 EPSG:4140 - NAD83(CSRS98) EPSG:4152 - NAD83(HARN) EPSG:4269 - NAD83 EPSG:4326 - WGS 84 EPSG:4617 - NAD83(CSRS) EPSG:7789 - ITRF2014 EPSG:8237 - NAD83(CSRS)v2 EPSG:8240 - NAD83(CSRS)v3 EPSG:8246 - NAD83(CSRS)v4

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to EPSG:8237

EPSG:4122 - ATS77

EPSG:4140 - NAD83(CSRS98)

EPSG:4152 - NAD83(HARN)

EPSG:4269 - NAD83

EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

EPSG:4617 - NAD83(CSRS)

EPSG:7789 - ITRF2014

EPSG:8237 - NAD83(CSRS)v2

EPSG:8240 - NAD83(CSRS)v3

EPSG:8246 - NAD83(CSRS)v4