EPSG:26908

NAD83 / UTM zone 8N

Available transformations
to EPSG:8237
EPSG:8237 - NAD83(CSRS)v2

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: NAD83-98.gsb

Remarks: Also found with file name NA83SCRS.GSB. Uses NT method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRSs NAD83 (code 4269) and NAD83(CSRS)v2 (code 8237) have longitudes positive east. Can be taken as an approximate CT NAD83 to WGS 84 - see code 1696.

Information source: Geodetic Service of Quebec. Contact alain.bernard@mrn.gouv.qc.ca

Revision date: 2023-07-17

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD83

Datum: North American Datum 1983

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2011-07-20

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaces NAD27 / UTM zone 8N. For accuracies better than 1m replaced by NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 8N in Canada and NAD83(NSRS2007) / UTM zone 8N in US.

Area of use: North America - between 138°W and 132°W - onshore and offshore. Canada - British Columbia; Northwest Territiories; Yukon. United States (USA) - Alaska.

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

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Center coordinates
4374757.28 8186424.8

Projected bounds:
3037990.6 6683557.32
5930974.24 9306804.75

WGS84 bounds:
-79.85 44.99
-57.1 62.62

Canada - Quebec.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

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	"no_defs"
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Definition: Mapnik

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