EPSG:4406

NAD27 / BLM 6N (ftUS)

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

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: BC_27_98.GSB

Remarks: Derived through NAD83(CSRS)v2. Replaced by NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (8) (CT code 9113) for CRD, NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (9) (CT code 9114) forn north Vancouver Island and NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (10) (CT code 9115) for mainland.

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

Revision date: 2019-07-15

Attributes

Unit: US survey foot

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2011-06-30

Scope: No official usage.

Area of use: United States (USA) - between 150°W and 144°W - Alaska and offshore continental shelf (OCS).

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

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Center coordinates
5991755.74 20318109.13

Projected bounds:
3094633.91 17633310.19
9584552.29 23341329.47

WGS84 bounds:
-139.04 48.25
-114.08 60.01

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

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            CONVERSION["BLM zone 6N (US survey foot)",
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                    ID["EPSG",9807]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
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                PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996,
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                PARAMETER["False northing",0,
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                AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
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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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	"units=us-ft"
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Definition: Mapnik

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