Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Remarks: Derived at 354 stations.
Information source: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency TR8350.2 revision of August 1993.
Revision date: 2014-11-19
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: NAD83
Datum: North American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid: GRS 1980
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: OGP
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: Spatial data storage and use for whole province in grid coordinates.
Remarks: This CRS name may sometimes be used as an alias for NAD83(CSRS) / BC Albers. See CRS code 3153
Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
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, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]], TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]], PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5], PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45], PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126], PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000], PARAMETER["false_northing",0], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]
PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers",
GEOGCS["NAD83",
DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",
SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],
PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],
PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],
PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],
PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],
PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],
PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],
PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
UNIT["metre",1,
AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
AXIS["Easting",EAST],
AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]
Definition: ESRI WKT
PROJCS["NAD83_BC_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",45],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-126],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["Meter",1]]
Definition: OGC GML
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<gml:metaDataProperty>
<epsg:CommonMetaData>
<epsg:type>projected</epsg:type>
<epsg:informationSource>Government of British Columbia Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management. http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/bceprojection.html</epsg:informationSource>
<epsg:revisionDate>2006-07-30</epsg:revisionDate>
<epsg:changes>
<epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2006.461" />
</epsg:changes>
<epsg:show>true</epsg:show>
<epsg:isDeprecated>false</epsg:isDeprecated>
</epsg:CommonMetaData>
</gml:metaDataProperty>
<gml:identifier codeSpace="OGP">urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3005</gml:identifier>
<gml:name>NAD83 / BC Albers</gml:name>
<gml:remarks>This CRS name may sometimes be used as an alias for NAD83(CSRS) / BC Albers. See CRS code 3153</gml:remarks>
<gml:domainOfValidity xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:area:EPSG::2832" />
<gml:scope>Spatial data storage and use for whole province in grid coordinates.</gml:scope>
<gml:conversion xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:coordinateOperation:EPSG::19984" />
<gml:baseGeodeticCRS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4269" />
<gml:cartesianCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::4400" />
</gml:ProjectedCRS>
Definition: XML
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<gml:srsID>
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</gml:srsID>
<gml:baseCRS>
<gml:GeographicCRS gml:id="ogrcrs260590">
<gml:srsName>NAD83</gml:srsName>
<gml:srsID>
<gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::">4269</gml:name>
</gml:srsID>
<gml:usesEllipsoidalCS>
<gml:EllipsoidalCS gml:id="ogrcrs260591">
<gml:csName>ellipsoidal</gml:csName>
<gml:csID>
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</gml:csID>
<gml:usesAxis>
<gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs260592" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">
<gml:name>Geodetic latitude</gml:name>
<gml:axisID>
<gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9901</gml:name>
</gml:axisID>
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<gml:axisDirection>north</gml:axisDirection>
</gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
</gml:usesAxis>
<gml:usesAxis>
<gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs260593" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">
<gml:name>Geodetic longitude</gml:name>
<gml:axisID>
<gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9902</gml:name>
</gml:axisID>
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<gml:axisDirection>east</gml:axisDirection>
</gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
</gml:usesAxis>
</gml:EllipsoidalCS>
</gml:usesEllipsoidalCS>
<gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
<gml:GeodeticDatum gml:id="ogrcrs260594">
<gml:datumName>North_American_Datum_1983</gml:datumName>
<gml:datumID>
<gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::">6269</gml:name>
</gml:datumID>
<gml:usesPrimeMeridian>
<gml:PrimeMeridian gml:id="ogrcrs260595">
<gml:meridianName>Greenwich</gml:meridianName>
<gml:meridianID>
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</gml:meridianID>
<gml:greenwichLongitude>
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</gml:greenwichLongitude>
</gml:PrimeMeridian>
</gml:usesPrimeMeridian>
<gml:usesEllipsoid>
<gml:Ellipsoid gml:id="ogrcrs260596">
<gml:ellipsoidName>GRS 1980</gml:ellipsoidName>
<gml:ellipsoidID>
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</gml:ellipsoidID>
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<gml:secondDefiningParameter>
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</gml:secondDefiningParameter>
</gml:Ellipsoid>
</gml:usesEllipsoid>
</gml:GeodeticDatum>
</gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
</gml:GeographicCRS>
</gml:baseCRS>
<gml:definedByConversion>
<gml:Conversion gml:id="ogrcrs260597" />
</gml:definedByConversion>
<gml:usesCartesianCS>
<gml:CartesianCS gml:id="ogrcrs260598">
<gml:csName>Cartesian</gml:csName>
<gml:csID>
<gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::">4400</gml:name>
</gml:csID>
<gml:usesAxis>
<gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs260599" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001">
<gml:name>Easting</gml:name>
<gml:axisID>
<gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9906</gml:name>
</gml:axisID>
<gml:axisAbbrev>E</gml:axisAbbrev>
<gml:axisDirection>east</gml:axisDirection>
</gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
</gml:usesAxis>
<gml:usesAxis>
<gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs260600" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001">
<gml:name>Northing</gml:name>
<gml:axisID>
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</gml:axisID>
<gml:axisAbbrev>N</gml:axisAbbrev>
<gml:axisDirection>north</gml:axisDirection>
</gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
</gml:usesAxis>
</gml:CartesianCS>
</gml:usesCartesianCS>
</gml:ProjectedCRS>
Definition: GeoServer
3005=PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=aea +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs"> <Layer srs="+proj=aea +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 3005, 'EPSG', 3005, '+proj=aea +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs ', 'PROJCS["NAD83 / BC Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],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,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",50],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-126],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3005"]]