EPSG:26824 DEPRECATED

NAD83 / West Virginia South (ftUS)

Selected transformation

Name: NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS)v4 (9)

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: BC_93_05.GSB

Remarks: Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v4.

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

Revision date: 2026-02-10

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD83

Datum: North American Datum 1983

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: U.S. National Geodetic Survey, http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/

Revision date: 2008-02-08

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: State law defines use of US survey feet. Federal definition is metric - see code 32151. For applications with an accuracy of better than 3ft, replaced by NAD83(HARN) / SPCS.

Area of use: United States (USA) - West Virginia - counties of Boone; Braxton; Cabell; Calhoun; Clay; Fayette; Gilmer; Greenbrier; Jackson; Kanawha; Lewis; Lincoln; Logan; Mason; McDowell; Mercer; Mingo; Monroe; Nicholas; Pendleton; Pocahontas; Putnam; Raleigh; Randolph; Roane; Summers; Upshur; Wayne; Webster; Wyoming.

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

Center coordinates
-973915.52 2703622.94

Projected bounds:
-2023475.25 1781487.72
-11231.23 3658562.11

WGS84 bounds:
-138.07 48.99
-114.33 60.01

Canada - British Columbia - mainland between 138°05'W and 114°20'W and Graham Island.
MapTiler banner

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

BOUNDCRS[
    SOURCECRS[
        PROJCRS["NAD83 / West Virginia South (ftUS)",
            BASEGEOGCRS["NAD83",
                DATUM["North American Datum 1983",
                    ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",4269]],
            CONVERSION["SPCS83 West Virginia South zone (US Survey feet)",
                METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)",
                    ID["EPSG",9802]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",37,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8821]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-81,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8822]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",38.8833333333333,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8823]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",37.4833333333333,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8824]],
                PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",1968500,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8826]],
                PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",0,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8827]]],
            CS[Cartesian,2],
                AXIS["easting (X)",east,
                    ORDER[1],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
                AREA["United States (USA) - West Virginia - counties of Boone; Braxton; Cabell; Calhoun; Clay; Fayette; Gilmer; Greenbrier; Jackson; Kanawha; Lewis; Lincoln; Logan; Mason; McDowell; Mercer; Mingo; Monroe; Nicholas; Pendleton; Pocahontas; Putnam; Raleigh; Randolph; Roane; Summers; Upshur; Wayne; Webster; Wyoming."],
                BBOX[37.2,-82.65,39.17,-79.05]],
            ID["EPSG",26824]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["NAD83(CSRS)v4",
            DATUM["North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 4",
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ANCHOREPOCH[2002]],
            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."],
                BBOX[38.21,-141.01,86.46,-40.73]],
            ID["EPSG",8246],
            REMARK["Adopted by the Canadian federal government from 2002-01-01 and by the provincial governments of Alberta and British Columbia. Replaces NAD83(CSRS)v3. Replaced by NAD83(CSRS)v5 (CRS code 8249). Longitudes are POSITIVE EAST."]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS)v4 (9)",
        METHOD["NTv2",
            ID["EPSG",9615]],
        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","BC_93_05.GSB"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Geodesy."],
            AREA["Canada - British Columbia - mainland between 138°05'W and 114°20'W and Graham Island."],
            BBOX[48.99,-138.07,60.01,-114.33]],
        ID["EPSG",9119],
        REMARK["Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v4."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=lcc +lat_0=37 +lon_0=-81 +lat_1=38.8833333333333 +lat_2=37.4833333333333 +x_0=1968500 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:26824","+proj=lcc +lat_0=37 +lon_0=-81 +lat_1=38.8833333333333 +lat_2=37.4833333333333 +x_0=1968500 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "BoundCRS",
    "source_crs": {
        "type": "ProjectedCRS",
        "name": "NAD83 / West Virginia South (ftUS)",
        "base_crs": {
            "type": "GeographicCRS",
            "name": "NAD83",
            "datum": {
                "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
                "name": "North American Datum 1983",
                "ellipsoid": {
                    "name": "GRS 1980",
                    "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
                    "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
                }
            },
            "coordinate_system": {
                "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
                "axis": [
                    {
                        "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                        "abbreviation": "Lat",
                        "direction": "north",
                        "unit": "degree"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                        "abbreviation": "Lon",
                        "direction": "east",
                        "unit": "degree"
                    }
                ]
            },
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 4269
            },
            "remarks": "Longitude is POSITIVE EAST. The adjustment included connections to Greenland and Mexico but the system was not adopted there. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m replaced by NAD83(HARN) in the US and PRVI and by NAD83(CSRS) in Canada."
        },
        "conversion": {
            "name": "SPCS83 West Virginia South zone (US Survey feet)",
            "method": {
                "name": "Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 9802
                }
            },
            "parameters": [
                {
                    "name": "Latitude of false origin",
                    "value": 37,
                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8821
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Longitude of false origin",
                    "value": -81,
                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8822
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Latitude of 1st standard parallel",
                    "value": 38.8833333333333,
                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8823
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",
                    "value": 37.4833333333333,
                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8824
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Easting at false origin",
                    "value": 1968500,
                    "unit": "metre",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8826
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Northing at false origin",
                    "value": 0,
                    "unit": "metre",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8827
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "Cartesian",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Easting",
                    "abbreviation": "X",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "metre"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Northing",
                    "abbreviation": "Y",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "metre"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 26824
        }
    },
    "target_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "NAD83(CSRS)v4",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 4",
            "anchor_epoch": 2002,
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "GRS 1980",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
                "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 8246
        },
        "remarks": "Adopted by the Canadian federal government from 2002-01-01 and by the provincial governments of Alberta and British Columbia. Replaces NAD83(CSRS)v3. Replaced by NAD83(CSRS)v5 (CRS code 8249). Longitudes are POSITIVE EAST."
    },
    "transformation": {
        "name": "NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS)v4 (9)",
        "method": {
            "name": "NTv2",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9615
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude and longitude difference file",
                "value": "BC_93_05.GSB",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8656
                }
            }
        ],
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 9119
        }
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=lcc"
	"lat_0=37"
	"lon_0=-81"
	"lat_1=38.8833333333333"
	"lat_2=37.4833333333333"
	"x_0=1968500"
	"y_0=0"
	"datum=NAD83"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=37 +lon_0=-81 +lat_1=38.8833333333333 +lat_2=37.4833333333333 +x_0=1968500 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=37 +lon_0=-81 +lat_1=38.8833333333333 +lat_2=37.4833333333333 +x_0=1968500 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>