EPSG:4609

NAD27(CGQ77)

Available transformations
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EPSG:4269 - NAD83

Selected transformation

Name: NAD27(CGQ77) to NAD83 (1)

Method: NTv1

Grid Files: PQV4.DAC

Remarks: Replaced by NAD27(CGQ77) to NAD83 (2) (code 1575). Uses NT method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRSs CGQ77 (code 4609) and NAD83 (code 4269) have longitudes positive east.

Information source: Geodetic Service of Quebec. Contact alain.bernard@mrn.gouv.qc.ca

Revision date: 2017-10-16

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: NAD27(CGQ77)

Datum: North American Datum 1927 (CGQ77)

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2019-09-17

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Note: this CRS includes longitudes which are POSITIVE EAST.

Area of use: Canada - Quebec.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
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WGS84 bounds:
-79.85 44.99
-57.1 62.62

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

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        GEOGCRS["NAD27(CGQ77)",
            DATUM["North American Datum 1927 (CGQ77)",
                ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
                    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["Geodesy."],
                AREA["Canada - Quebec."],
                BBOX[44.99,-79.85,62.62,-57.1]],
            ID["EPSG",4609],
            REMARK["Note: this CRS includes longitudes which are POSITIVE EAST."]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["NAD83",
            DATUM["North American Datum 1983",
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                    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["Geodesy."],
                AREA["North America - onshore and offshore: Canada - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon. Puerto Rico. United States (USA) - Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming. US Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands."],
                BBOX[14.92,167.65,86.46,-40.73]],
            ID["EPSG",4269],
            REMARK["Longitude is POSITIVE EAST. The adjustment included connections to Greenland and Mexico but the system was not adopted there. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m replaced by NAD83(HARN) in the US and PRVI and by NAD83(CSRS) in Canada."]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["NAD27(CGQ77) to NAD83 (1)",
        METHOD["NTv1",
            ID["EPSG",9614]],
        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","PQV4.DAC"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Historic record only - now superseded - see remarks."],
            AREA["Canada - Quebec."],
            BBOX[44.99,-79.85,62.62,-57.1]],
        ID["EPSG",1451],
        REMARK["Replaced by NAD27(CGQ77) to NAD83 (2) (code 1575). Uses NT method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRSs CGQ77 (code 4609) and NAD83 (code 4269) have longitudes positive east."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4609","+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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            }
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                    "direction": "north",
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                },
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                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
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                }
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        },
        "id": {
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            "code": 4609
        },
        "remarks": "Note: this CRS includes longitudes which are POSITIVE EAST."
    },
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        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "NAD83",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "North American Datum 1983",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "GRS 1980",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
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            }
        },
        "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
        },
        "remarks": "Longitude is POSITIVE EAST. The adjustment included connections to Greenland and Mexico but the system was not adopted there. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m replaced by NAD83(HARN) in the US and PRVI and by NAD83(CSRS) in Canada."
    },
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            "name": "NTv1",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9614
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude and longitude difference file",
                "value": "PQV4.DAC",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8656
                }
            }
        ],
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1451
        }
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=clrk66"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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