EPSG:5588

NAD27 / New Brunswick Stereographic (NAD27)

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: NB2783v2.gsb

Remarks: Introduced in 2011. Precision of 20 cm in area covered by the input data set and 40 cm anywhere else, with the exception of the northwest area of the province (near the border with Quebec) where the precision deteriorates to 80 cm.

Information source: "Generation of a NAD27-NAD83(CSRS) NTv2-type Grid Shift File for New Brunswick", Marcelo C. Santos and Carlos A. Garcia, Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick, October, 2011 via Service New Brunswick.

Revision date: 2023-01-17

Attributes

Unit: foot

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Service New Brunswick.

Revision date: 2011-09-03

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: In use until 1979 when replaced by ATS77 / NB Stereographic (CRS code 2200).

Area of use: Canada - New Brunswick.

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

Center coordinates
1031439.11 932545.58

Projected bounds:
335104.72 292590.8
1729764.58 1584918.36

WGS84 bounds:
-69.05 44.56
-63.7 48.07

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

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

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Definition: Mapnik

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