EPSG:3174

NAD83 / Great Lakes Albers

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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

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD83

Datum: North American Datum 1983

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Great Lakes Fisheries Commission

Revision date: 2007-01-19

Scope: Basin-wide mapping and analysis.

Area of use: Canada and United States (USA) - Great Lakes basin.

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

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Center coordinates
-634338.42 2323863.85

Projected bounds:
-6679700.22 -1367357.51
4808790.34 6078849.58

WGS84 bounds:
-172.54 23.81
-47.74 86.46

North America - onshore and offshore: Canada - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon. United States (USA) - Alabama; Alaska (mainland); Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["NAD83 / Great Lakes 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,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],
    PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45.568977],
    PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-84.455955],
    PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",42.122774],
    PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",49.01518],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",1000000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3174"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["NAD83 / Great Lakes 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["Great Lakes Albers",
        METHOD["Albers Equal Area",
            ID["EPSG",9822]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",45.568977,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8821]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-84.455955,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8822]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",42.122774,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8823]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",49.01518,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8824]],
        PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",1000000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8826]],
        PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",1000000,
            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["Basin-wide mapping and analysis."],
        AREA["Canada and United States (USA) - Great Lakes basin."],
        BBOX[40.99,-93.17,50.74,-74.47]],
    ID["EPSG",3174]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["NAD_1983_Great_Lakes_Basin_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",1000000.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-84.455955],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",42.122774],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",49.01518],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",45.568977],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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                "name": "Easting at false origin",
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                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
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                    "code": 8826
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Northing at false origin",
                "value": 1000000,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8827
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
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                "name": "Easting",
                "abbreviation": "X",
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                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Northing",
                "abbreviation": "Y",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
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    "area": "Canada and United States (USA) - Great Lakes basin.",
    "bbox": {
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    },
    "id": {
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    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=aea"
	"lat_0=45.568977"
	"lon_0=-84.455955"
	"lat_1=42.122774"
	"lat_2=49.01518"
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	"ellps=GRS80"
	"towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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