Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Remarks: Derived at 354 stations. Accuracy 2m in each axis.
Information source: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency TR8350.2 revision of August 1993.
Revision date: 2020-03-14
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: NAD83
Datum: North American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid: GRS 1980
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Government of British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management. http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/bceprojection.html
Revision date: 2006-07-30
Scope: Province-wide spatial data management.
Remarks: This CRS name may sometimes be used as an alias for NAD83(CSRS) / BC Albers. See CRS code 3153
Area of use: Canada - British Columbia.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
Center coordinates
2000411.84 1238834.87
Projected bounds:
-3816000.49 -609246.88
2368556.22 4942147.44
WGS84 bounds:
-172.54 23.81
-47.74 86.46
Definition: Well Known Text (WKT)
PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers", GEOGCS["NAD83", DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101], TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]], PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45], PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5], PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000], PARAMETER["false_northing",0], UNIT["metre",1], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]
Definition: ESRI WKT
PROJCS["NAD_1983_BC_Environment_Albers",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["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-126.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",50.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",45.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.4/projjson.schema.json", "type": "ProjectedCRS", "name": "NAD83 / BC Albers", "base_crs": { "name": "NAD83", "datum": { "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame", "name": "North American Datum 1983", "ellipsoid": { "name": "GRS 1980", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101 } }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [ { "name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree" }, { "name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree" } ] }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 4269 } }, "conversion": { "name": "British Columbia Albers", "method": { "name": "Albers Equal Area", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 9822 } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "Latitude of false origin", "value": 45, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8821 } }, { "name": "Longitude of false origin", "value": -126, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8822 } }, { "name": "Latitude of 1st standard parallel", "value": 50, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8823 } }, { "name": "Latitude of 2nd standard parallel", "value": 58.5, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8824 } }, { "name": "Easting at false origin", "value": 1000000, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8826 } }, { "name": "Northing at false origin", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8827 } } ] }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "Cartesian", "axis": [ { "name": "Easting", "abbreviation": "E", "direction": "east", "unit": "metre" }, { "name": "Northing", "abbreviation": "N", "direction": "north", "unit": "metre" } ] }, "scope": "Province-wide spatial data management.", "area": "Canada - British Columbia.", "bbox": { "south_latitude": 48.25, "west_longitude": -139.04, "north_latitude": 60.01, "east_longitude": -114.08 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 3005 } }
Definition: GeoServer
3005=PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=aea +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=aea +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 3005, 'EPSG', 3005, '+proj=aea +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]');
Definition: OGC WKT
PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]
Definition: OGC WKT 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["NAD83 / BC Albers",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["British Columbia Albers",METHOD["Albers Equal Area",ID["EPSG",9822]],PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",45,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],ID["EPSG",8821]],PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-126,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],ID["EPSG",8822]],PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",50,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],ID["EPSG",8823]],PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",58.5,ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],ID["EPSG",8824]],PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",1000000,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],ID["EPSG",8826]],PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",0,LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],ID["EPSG",8827]]],CS[Cartesian,2],AXIS["(E)",east,ORDER[1],LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],AXIS["(N)",north,ORDER[2],LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],USAGE[SCOPE["Province-wide spatial data management."],AREA["Canada - British Columbia."],BBOX[48.25,-139.04,60.01,-114.08]],ID["EPSG",3005]]