Method: NTv2
Grid Files: BC_93_05.GSB
Remarks: Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v4.
Information source: GeoBC, Government of British Columbia, via ISO Geodetic Register.
Revision date: 2019-07-15
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: NAD83
Datum: North American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid: GRS 1980
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: US Geological Survey
Revision date: 2007-05-29
Scope: Topographic mapping (medium scale).
Remarks: Replaces NAD27 / UTM zone 59N. For accuracies better than 1m replaced by NAD83(NSRS) / UTM zone 59N.
Area of use: United States (USA) - west of 174°E. Alaska and offshore continental shelf (OCS).
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
Center coordinates
4137064.74 7961776.18
Projected bounds:
3077075.41 6740939.3
5272669.57 9045620.34
WGS84 bounds:
-139.04 48.99
-114.08 60.01
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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