EPSG:26942

NAD83 / California zone 2

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Method: NADCON

Grid Files: cnhpgn.las cnhpgn.los

Remarks: Parameter files are from NAD83 to NAD83(HARN) (3) (code 1476) assuming that NAD83(HARN) is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2021-09-10

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD83

Datum: North American Datum 1983

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1995-06-02

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: State law defines system in US survey feet. See code 2226 for equivalent non-metric definition. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m, replaced by NAD83(HARN) / SPCS.

Area of use: United States (USA) - California - counties of Alpine; Amador; Butte; Colusa; El Dorado; Glenn; Lake; Mendocino; Napa; Nevada; Placer; Sacramento; Sierra; Solano; Sonoma; Sutter; Yolo; Yuba.

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

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Center coordinates
2129887.58 677389.52

Projected bounds:
1780327.43 370457.14
2489321.18 995964.05

WGS84 bounds:
-124.45 36.5
-116.54 42.01

United States (USA) - California north of 36.5°N.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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    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 California zone 2 (meter)",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)",
            ID["EPSG",9802]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",37.6666666666667,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8821]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-122,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8822]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",39.8333333333333,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8823]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",38.3333333333333,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8824]],
        PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",2000000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8826]],
        PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",500000,
            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) - California - counties of Alpine; Amador; Butte; Colusa; El Dorado; Glenn; Lake; Mendocino; Napa; Nevada; Placer; Sacramento; Sierra; Solano; Sonoma; Sutter; Yolo; Yuba."],
        BBOX[38.02,-124.06,40.16,-119.54]],
    ID["EPSG",26942]]

Definition: JSON

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