The gridded difference file AB_CSRS.DAC in STEP 1 will need to be renamed to AB_CSRS.gsb to run in some software suites. Formats identical, but AB file is provincial fit only.
Geodetic Control Section; Land and Forest Svc; Alberta Environment; http://www.gov.ab.ca/env/land/dos/ or email to geoff.banham@gov.ab.ca
2000-10-19
Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
State law defines system in US survey feet. See code 2233 for equivalent non-metric definition. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m, replaced by NAD83(HARN) / SPCS.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
271174.15 2347313.55
-163959.09 1689966.87
641733.2 3037744.98
-120.0 48.99
-109.98 60.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD83 / Colorado South", GEOGCS["NAD83", DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]], PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",36.6666666666667], PARAMETER["central_meridian",-105.5], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",38.4333333333333], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",37.2333333333333], PARAMETER["false_easting",914401.8289], PARAMETER["false_northing",304800.6096], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","26955"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["NAD83 / Colorado South", 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 Colorado South zone (meter)", METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", ID["EPSG",9802]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",36.6666666666667, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-105.5, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",38.4333333333333, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",37.2333333333333, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8824]], PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",914401.8289, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8826]], PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",304800.6096, 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) - Colorado - counties Alamosa; Archuleta; Baca; Bent; Conejos; Costilla; Crowley; Custer; Dolores; Hinsdale; Huerfano; Kiowa; La Plata; Las Animas; Mineral; Montezuma; Montrose; Otero; Ouray; Prowers; Pueblo; Rio Grande; Saguache; San Juan; San Miguel."], BBOX[36.98,-109.06,38.68,-102.04]], ID["EPSG",26955]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Colorado_South_FIPS_0503", GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983", DATUM["D_North_American_1983", SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",914401.8289], PARAMETER["False_Northing",304800.6096], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-105.5], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",38.4333333333333], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",37.2333333333333], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",36.6666666666667], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
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Definition: Mapnik
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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
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