Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Derived at 6 stations. Accuracy 2m in each axis.
U.S. Defense Mapping Agency TR8350.2 revision of August 1993.
2020-03-14
metre
EPSG
Direction générale de l’information géographique; Ministère des Ressources Naturelles; Quebec.
2013-12-06
Topographic mapping (medium and small scale).
For applications with an accuracy of better than 2 metres, replaced by NAD83(CSRS) / Quebec Albers (CRS code 6624).
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
-7833617.59 3055272.41
-8522745.87 2185920.05
-7101606.84 3868222.12
-163.74 15.56
-151.27 25.58
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD83 / Quebec Albers", GEOGCS["NAD83", DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101], TOWGS84[1,1,-1,0,0,0,0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]], PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",44], PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-68.5], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",60], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",46], PARAMETER["false_easting",0], PARAMETER["false_northing",0], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6623"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ PROJCRS["NAD83 / Quebec Albers", 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["Quebec Albers Projection", METHOD["Albers Equal Area", ID["EPSG",9822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",44, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-68.5, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",60, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",46, 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["easting (X)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["northing (Y)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Topographic mapping (medium and small scale)."], AREA["Canada - Quebec."], BBOX[44.99,-79.85,62.62,-57.1]], ID["EPSG",6623]]], TARGETCRS[ GEOGCRS["WGS 84", ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"], ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]], 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["World."], BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]], ID["EPSG",4326]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84", METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)", ID["EPSG",9606]], PARAMETER["X-axis translation",1, ID["EPSG",8605]], PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",1, ID["EPSG",8606]], PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-1, ID["EPSG",8607]], PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8608]], PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8609]], PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8610]], PARAMETER["Scale difference",1, ID["EPSG",8611]]]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD_1983_Quebec_Albers", 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["Albers"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-68.5], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",60.0], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",46.0], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",44.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
6623=PROJCS["NAD83 / Quebec Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[1,1,-1,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",44],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-68.5],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",60],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",46],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6623"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=aea +lat_0=44 +lon_0=-68.5 +lat_1=60 +lat_2=46 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=1,1,-1,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=aea +lat_0=44 +lon_0=-68.5 +lat_1=60 +lat_2=46 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=1,1,-1,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 6623, 'EPSG', 6623, '+proj=aea +lat_0=44 +lon_0=-68.5 +lat_1=60 +lat_2=46 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=1,1,-1,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83 / Quebec Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[1,1,-1,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",44],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-68.5],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",60],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",46],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6623"]]');