EPSG:8555

NAD27 to NAD83 (7)

Attributes

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: National Geodetic Survey, www.ngs.noaa.gov

Revision date: 2021-10-18

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

COORDINATEOPERATION["NAD27 to NAD83 (7)",
    VERSION["NGS-Usa Conus Nadcon5"],
    SOURCECRS[
        GEOGCRS["NAD27",
            DATUM["North American Datum 1927",
                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]],
            ID["EPSG",4267]]],
    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]],
            ID["EPSG",4269]]],
    METHOD["NADCON5 (2D)",
        ID["EPSG",1074]],
    PARAMETERFILE["Latitude difference file","nadcon5.nad27.nad83_1986.conus.lat.trn.20160901.b"],
    PARAMETERFILE["Longitude difference file","nadcon5.nad27.nad83_1986.conus.lon.trn.20160901.b"],
    OPERATIONACCURACY[0.15],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; 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 Gulf of Mexico offshore continental shelf (GoM OCS)."],
        BBOX[23.82,-124.79,49.38,-66.91]],
    ID["EPSG",8555],
    REMARK["NADCON5 method expects longitudes 0-360°; source and target CRS longitudes in range ±180°. Accuracy at 67% confidence level is 0.15m onshore, 1m nearshore and undetermined farther offshore. For application in Gulf of Mexico refer to IOGP report 373-26."]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:8555","+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=gridshift +grids=us_noaa_nadcon5_nad27_nad83_1986_conus.tif +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "Transformation",
    "name": "NAD27 to NAD83 (7)",
    "source_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "NAD27",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "North American Datum 1927",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "Clarke 1866",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378206.4,
                "semi_minor_axis": 6356583.8
            }
        },
        "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": 4267
        },
        "remarks": "Note: this CRS includes longitudes which are POSITIVE EAST. Replaced by NAD27(76) (code 4608) in Ontario, CGQ77 (code 4609) in Quebec, Mexican Datum of 1993 (code 4483) in Mexico, NAD83 (code 4269) in Canada (excl. Ontario & Quebec) & USA."
    },
    "target_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "NAD83",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "North American Datum 1983",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "GRS 1980",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
                "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
            }
        },
        "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."
    },
    "method": {
        "name": "NADCON5 (2D)",
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1074
        }
    },
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "Latitude difference file",
            "value": "nadcon5.nad27.nad83_1986.conus.lat.trn.20160901.b",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8657
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Longitude difference file",
            "value": "nadcon5.nad27.nad83_1986.conus.lon.trn.20160901.b",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8658
            }
        }
    ],
    "accuracy": "0.15",
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; 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 Gulf of Mexico offshore continental shelf (GoM OCS).",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 23.82,
        "west_longitude": -124.79,
        "north_latitude": 49.38,
        "east_longitude": -66.91
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 8555
    },
    "remarks": "NADCON5 method expects longitudes 0-360°; source and target CRS longitudes in range ±180°. Accuracy at 67% confidence level is 0.15m onshore, 1m nearshore and undetermined farther offshore. For application in Gulf of Mexico refer to IOGP report 373-26."
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"step"
	"proj=axisswap"
	"order=2,1"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"xy_in=deg"
	"xy_out=rad"
	"step"
	"proj=gridshift"
	"grids=us_noaa_nadcon5_nad27_nad83_1986_conus.tif"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"xy_in=rad"
	"xy_out=deg"
	"step"
	"proj=axisswap"
	"order=2,1"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 8555, 'EPSG', 8555, '+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=gridshift +grids=us_noaa_nadcon5_nad27_nad83_1986_conus.tif +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1', 'None');