AB_CSRS.DAC
This gridded difference file AB_CSRS.DAC may need to be renamed to AB_CSRS.gsb or AB_CSRSV4.gsb to run in some software. Formats identical, but AB file is provincial fit only. Can be taken as an approximate transformation NAD83 to WGS 84 - see code 1702.
Geodetic Control Section; Land and Forest Svc; Alberta Environment; http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/land/dos/
2023-07-17
Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
State law defines system in US survey feet. See code 2249 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.
-2565434.68 2982271.5
-3185814.45 2268830.66
-1992478.71 3690202.12
-120.0 48.99
-109.98 60.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ PROJCRS["NAD83 / Massachusetts Mainland", 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 Massachusetts Mainland zone (meter)", METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", ID["EPSG",9802]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",41, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-71.5, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",42.6833333333333, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",41.7166666666667, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8824]], PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",200000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8826]], PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",750000, 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) - Massachusetts onshore - counties of Barnstable; Berkshire; Bristol; Essex; Franklin; Hampden; Hampshire; Middlesex; Norfolk; Plymouth; Suffolk; Worcester."], BBOX[41.46,-73.5,42.89,-69.86]], ID["EPSG",26986]]], TARGETCRS[ GEOGCRS["NAD83(CSRS)v4", DATUM["North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 4", ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], 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]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS)v4 (3)", METHOD["NTv2", ID["EPSG",9615]], PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","AB_CSRS.DAC"], USAGE[ SCOPE["Transformation of coordinates at 1m to 2m level of accuracy."], AREA["Canada - Alberta."], BBOX[48.99,-120,60,-109.98]], ID["EPSG",9244], REMARK["This gridded difference file AB_CSRS.DAC may need to be renamed to AB_CSRS.gsb or AB_CSRSV4.gsb to run in some software. Formats identical, but AB file is provincial fit only. Can be taken as an approximate transformation NAD83 to WGS 84 - see code 1702."]]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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