EPSG:3309

NAD27 / California Albers

Selected transformation

Name: NAD27 to NAD83 (5)

Method: NTv1

Grid Files: GS2783v1.QUE

Remarks: Densification for Quebec of code 1312. Replaced by NAD27 to NAD83 (6) (code 1573). Uses NT method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRSs NAD27 (code 4267) and NAD83 (code 4269) have longitudes positive east.

Information source: Geodetic Service of Quebec. Contact alain.bernard@mrn.gouv.qc.ca

Revision date: 2017-10-16

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: California Spatial Information Library (CaSIL), http://gis.ca.gov

Revision date: 2005-09-19

Scope: State-wide spatial data management.

Area of use: United States (USA) - California.

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

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                ID["EPSG",4267]],
            CONVERSION["California Albers",
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                PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",0,
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                PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-120,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8822]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",34,
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                    ID["EPSG",8823]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",40.5,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
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                PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",0,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8826]],
                PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",-4000000,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
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                AXIS["easting (X)",east,
                    ORDER[1],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
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                    ORDER[1],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
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                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
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Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

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	"lon_0=-120"
	"lat_1=34"
	"lat_2=40.5"
	"x_0=0"
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	"datum=NAD27"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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