EPSG:3978

NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: BC_93_98.GSB

Remarks: Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v2. Replaced by NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (7) (CT code 9117) for CRD, NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (8) (CT code 9118) for north Vancouver Island and NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (9) (CT code 9119) for mainland.

Information source: GeoBC, Government of British Columbia, via ISO Geodetic Register.

Revision date: 2019-07-15

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD83

Datum: North American Datum 1983

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Statistics Canada.

Revision date: 2009-04-26

Scope: Transformation of coordinates at 5m level of accuracy.

Remarks: 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.

Area of use: 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.

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

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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            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."],
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                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
                    ORDER[1],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                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."],
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            ID["EPSG",9615]],
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        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Geodesy."],
            AREA["Canada - British Columbia."],
            BBOX[48.25,-139.04,60.01,-114.08]],
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        REMARK["Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v2. Replaced by NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (7) (CT code 9117) for CRD, NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (8) (CT code 9118) for north Vancouver Island and NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (9) (CT code 9119) for mainland."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+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

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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            },
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                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
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                        "code": 8821
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                },
                {
                    "name": "Longitude of false origin",
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                },
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                },
                {
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                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
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                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Easting at false origin",
                    "value": 0,
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                    "id": {
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                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Northing at false origin",
                    "value": 0,
                    "unit": "metre",
                    "id": {
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                }
            ]
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
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                    "unit": "metre"
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                    "name": "Northing",
                    "abbreviation": "N",
                    "direction": "north",
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                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
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        }
    },
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        },
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                    "unit": "degree"
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        },
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                }
            }
        ],
        "id": {
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        }
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"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"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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