EPSG:26786

NAD27 / Massachusetts Mainland

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Method: NTv2

Grid Files: NTv2_0.gsb

Remarks: Parameter file is from NAD27 to NAD83 (4) (code 1313) assuming that NAD83 is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2021-09-10

Attributes

Unit: US survey foot

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: United States (USA) - Massachusetts onshore - counties of Barnstable; Berkshire; Bristol; Essex; Franklin; Hampden; Hampshire; Middlesex; Norfolk; Plymouth; Suffolk; Worcester.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: ftUS.

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Center coordinates
-3272086.96 8145037.94

Projected bounds:
-14716446.64 -362692.37
8176815.78 19419598.58

WGS84 bounds:
-141.01 40.0
-44.0 83.17

Canada - onshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon; offshore east coast west of 44°W and north of 40°N.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["NAD27 / Massachusetts Mainland",
    GEOGCS["NAD27",
        DATUM["North_American_Datum_1927",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","NTv2_0.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4267"]],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",41],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-71.5],
    PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",41.7166666666667],
    PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",42.6833333333333],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","26786"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["NAD27 / Massachusetts Mainland",
    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["Massachusetts CS27 Mainland zone",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)",
            ID["EPSG",9802]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",41,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8821]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-71.5,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8822]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",41.7166666666667,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8823]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",42.6833333333333,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8824]],
        PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",600000,
            LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219],
            ID["EPSG",8826]],
        PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219],
            ID["EPSG",8827]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["easting (X)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]],
        AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - Massachusetts onshore - counties of Barnstable; Berkshire; Bristol; Essex; Franklin; Hampden; Hampshire; Middlesex; Norfolk; Plymouth; Suffolk; Worcester."],
        BBOX[41.46,-73.5,42.89,-69.86]],
    ID["EPSG",26786]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["NAD_1927_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Mainland_FIPS_2001",
    GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",
        DATUM["D_North_American_1927",
            SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","NTv2_0.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",600000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-71.5],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",41.7166666666667],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",42.6833333333333],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",41.0],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
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            },
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    },
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            },
            {
                "name": "Northing",
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    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"lat_0=41"
	"lon_0=-71.5"
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	"lat_2=42.6833333333333"
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	"ellps=clrk66"
	"nadgrids=NTv2_0.gsb"
	"units=us-ft"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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