The gridded difference file AB_CSRS.DAC in STEP 1 will need to be renamed to AB_CSRS.gsb to run in some software suites. Formats identical, but AB file is provincial fit only.
Geodetic Control Section; Land and Forest Svc; Alberta Environment; http://www.gov.ab.ca/env/land/dos/ or email to geoff.banham@gov.ab.ca
2000-10-19
Transformation of coordinates at 5m level of accuracy.
Data may sometimes be referenced to NAD83(CSRS) / Canada Atlas Lambert (see CRS code 3979) which is then called "NAD83 / Canada Lambert". At the scales involved the difference of under 2 metres between the two CRSs may not be significant.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
-1251530.31 803913.97
-1782983.44 127397.21
-804998.61 1467352.14
-120.0 48.99
-109.98 60.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert", GEOGCS["NAD83", DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]], PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49], PARAMETER["central_meridian",-95], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",77], PARAMETER["false_easting",0], PARAMETER["false_northing",0], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","3978"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert", 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["Canada Atlas Lambert", METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", ID["EPSG",9802]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",49, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-95, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",49, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",77, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8824]], PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8826]], PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8827]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["(E)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["(N)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Transformation of coordinates at 5m level of accuracy."], AREA["Canada - onshore and offshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon."], BBOX[38.21,-141.01,86.46,-40.73]], ID["EPSG",3978]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD_1983_Canada_Atlas_Lambert", 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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-95.0], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",49.0], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",77.0], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",49.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "ProjectedCRS", "name": "NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert", "base_crs": { "name": "NAD83", "datum": { "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame", "name": "North American Datum 1983", "ellipsoid": { "name": "GRS 1980", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101 } }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [ { "name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree" }, { "name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree" } ] }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 4269 } }, "conversion": { "name": "Canada Atlas Lambert", "method": { "name": "Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 9802 } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "Latitude of false origin", "value": 49, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8821 } }, { "name": "Longitude of false origin", "value": -95, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8822 } }, { "name": "Latitude of 1st standard parallel", "value": 49, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8823 } }, { "name": "Latitude of 2nd standard parallel", "value": 77, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8824 } }, { "name": "Easting at false origin", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8826 } }, { "name": "Northing at false origin", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8827 } } ] }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "Cartesian", "axis": [ { "name": "Easting", "abbreviation": "E", "direction": "east", "unit": "metre" }, { "name": "Northing", "abbreviation": "N", "direction": "north", "unit": "metre" } ] }, "scope": "Transformation of coordinates at 5m level of accuracy.", "area": "Canada - onshore and offshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon.", "bbox": { "south_latitude": 38.21, "west_longitude": -141.01, "north_latitude": 86.46, "east_longitude": -40.73 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 3978 } }
Definition: GeoServer
3978=PROJCS["NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-95],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",77],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3978"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-95 +lat_1=49 +lat_2=77 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-95 +lat_1=49 +lat_2=77 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 3978, 'EPSG', 3978, '+proj=lcc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-95 +lat_1=49 +lat_2=77 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-95],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",49],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",77],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3978"]]');