EPSG:26908

NAD83 / UTM zone 8N

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: BC_93_98.GSB

Remarks: Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v2. Replaced by NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (7) (CT code 9117) for CRD, NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (8) (CT code 9118) for north Vancouver Island and NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (9) (CT code 9119) for mainland.

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

Revision date: 2019-07-15

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.

Center coordinates
1050883.0 6030965.75

Projected bounds:
200121.07 5344207.24
2048374.02 6837942.67

WGS84 bounds:
-139.04 48.25
-114.08 60.01

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

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Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=8 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"no_defs"
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Definition: Mapnik

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