EPSG:3309

NAD27 / California Albers

Available transformations
to EPSG:8237
EPSG:8237 - NAD83(CSRS)v2

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: SK27-98.gsb

Remarks: Can be taken as an approximate transformation NAD27 to WGS 84 - see code 1703.

Information source: Dir Geodetic Surveys; SaskGeomatics Div.; Saskatchewan Property Management Company.

Revision date: 2021-12-03

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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Center coordinates
980537.28 1875097.48

Projected bounds:
626382.27 1251365.26
1388595.94 2478515.02

WGS84 bounds:
-110.0 49.0
-101.34 60.01

Canada - Saskatchewan.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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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,
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                PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",40.5,
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                PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",0,
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                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
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                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
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        USAGE[
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        REMARK["Can be taken as an approximate transformation NAD27 to WGS 84 - see code 1703."]]]

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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	"x_0=0"
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	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
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END

Definition: Mapnik

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