EPSG:7973

NGVD29 height (ftUS) to NAVD88 height (1)

Attributes

Geodetic CRS: NGVD29 height (ftUS)

Datum: National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IOGP

Revision date: 2021-04-20

Steps of transformation: 7813 7969

Scope: Change of height to a different vertical reference surface and unit.

Area of use: United States (USA) - CONUS west of 107°W - onshore - Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming.

Description: (0,)

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

CONCATENATEDOPERATION["NGVD29 height (ftUS) to NAVD88 height (1)",
    VERSION["IOGP - US Conus W"],
    SOURCECRS[
        VERTCRS["NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
            VDATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"],
            CS[vertical,1],
                AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                    LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]],
            ID["EPSG",5702]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        VERTCRS["NAVD88 height",
            VDATUM["North American Vertical Datum 1988"],
            CS[vertical,1],
                AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            ID["EPSG",5703]]],
    STEP[
        CONVERSION["Vertical Axis Unit Conversion",
            METHOD["Change of Vertical Unit",
                ID["EPSG",1104]],
            ID["EPSG",7813]]],
    STEP[
        COORDINATEOPERATION["NGVD29 height (m) to NAVD88 height (1)",
            VERSION["NGS-US Conus W"],
            SOURCECRS[
                VERTCRS["NGVD29 height (m)",
                    VDATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"],
                    CS[vertical,1],
                        AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                    ID["EPSG",7968]]],
            TARGETCRS[
                VERTCRS["NAVD88 height",
                    VDATUM["North American Vertical Datum 1988"],
                    CS[vertical,1],
                        AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                    ID["EPSG",5703]]],
            METHOD["Vertical Offset by Grid Interpolation (VERTCON)",
                ID["EPSG",9658]],
            PARAMETERFILE["Vertical offset file","vertconw.94"],
            OPERATIONACCURACY[0.02],
            ID["EPSG",7969],
            REMARK["In this area the NGVD29 vertical reference surface is approximately 0.6 to 1.6m below the NAVD88 datum surface. Interpolation within the gridded data file may be made using either NAD27 or any of the realizations of NAD83 applicable to US conus."]]],
    OPERATIONACCURACY[0.02],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Change of height to a different vertical reference surface and unit."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - CONUS west of 107°W - onshore - Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming."],
        BBOX[31.33,-124.79,49.05,-107]],
    ID["EPSG",7973]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=pipeline +step +proj=unitconvert +z_in=us-ft +z_out=m +step +proj=vgridshift +grids=us_noaa_vertconw.tif +multiplier=1

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:7973","+proj=pipeline +step +proj=unitconvert +z_in=us-ft +z_out=m +step +proj=vgridshift +grids=us_noaa_vertconw.tif +multiplier=1");

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "ConcatenatedOperation",
    "name": "NGVD29 height (ftUS) to NAVD88 height (1)",
    "source_crs": {
        "type": "VerticalCRS",
        "name": "NGVD29 height (ftUS)",
        "datum": {
            "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
            "name": "National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "vertical",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Gravity-related height",
                    "abbreviation": "H",
                    "direction": "up",
                    "unit": {
                        "type": "LinearUnit",
                        "name": "US survey foot",
                        "conversion_factor": 0.304800609601219
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 5702
        }
    },
    "target_crs": {
        "type": "VerticalCRS",
        "name": "NAVD88 height",
        "datum": {
            "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
            "name": "North American Vertical Datum 1988"
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "vertical",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Gravity-related height",
                    "abbreviation": "H",
                    "direction": "up",
                    "unit": "metre"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 5703
        }
    },
    "steps": [
        {
            "type": "Conversion",
            "name": "Vertical Axis Unit Conversion",
            "method": {
                "name": "Change of Vertical Unit",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1104
                }
            },
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 7813
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Transformation",
            "name": "NGVD29 height (m) to NAVD88 height (1)",
            "source_crs": {
                "type": "VerticalCRS",
                "name": "NGVD29 height (m)",
                "datum": {
                    "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
                    "name": "National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"
                },
                "coordinate_system": {
                    "subtype": "vertical",
                    "axis": [
                        {
                            "name": "Gravity-related height",
                            "abbreviation": "H",
                            "direction": "up",
                            "unit": "metre"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 7968
                }
            },
            "target_crs": {
                "type": "VerticalCRS",
                "name": "NAVD88 height",
                "datum": {
                    "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
                    "name": "North American Vertical Datum 1988"
                },
                "coordinate_system": {
                    "subtype": "vertical",
                    "axis": [
                        {
                            "name": "Gravity-related height",
                            "abbreviation": "H",
                            "direction": "up",
                            "unit": "metre"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 5703
                }
            },
            "method": {
                "name": "Vertical Offset by Grid Interpolation (VERTCON)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 9658
                }
            },
            "parameters": [
                {
                    "name": "Vertical offset file",
                    "value": "vertconw.94",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8732
                    }
                }
            ],
            "accuracy": "0.02",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 7969
            },
            "remarks": "In this area the NGVD29 vertical reference surface is approximately 0.6 to 1.6m below the NAVD88 datum surface. Interpolation within the gridded data file may be made using either NAD27 or any of the realizations of NAD83 applicable to US conus."
        }
    ],
    "accuracy": "0.02",
    "scope": "Change of height to a different vertical reference surface and unit.",
    "area": "United States (USA) - CONUS west of 107°W - onshore - Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Montana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Washington; Wyoming.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 31.33,
        "west_longitude": -124.79,
        "north_latitude": 49.05,
        "east_longitude": -107
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 7973
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=pipeline"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"z_in=us-ft"
	"z_out=m"
	"step"
	"proj=vgridshift"
	"grids=us_noaa_vertconw.tif"
	"multiplier=1"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=pipeline +step +proj=unitconvert +z_in=us-ft +z_out=m +step +proj=vgridshift +grids=us_noaa_vertconw.tif +multiplier=1">
	<Layer srs="+proj=pipeline +step +proj=unitconvert +z_in=us-ft +z_out=m +step +proj=vgridshift +grids=us_noaa_vertconw.tif +multiplier=1">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 7973, 'EPSG', 7973, '+proj=pipeline +step +proj=unitconvert +z_in=us-ft +z_out=m +step +proj=vgridshift +grids=us_noaa_vertconw.tif +multiplier=1', 'None');