Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Derived at 25 stations. Accuracy 8m, 8m and 6m in X, Y and Z axes.
U.S. Defense Mapping Agency TR8350.2 September 1987.
2020-03-14
metre
EPSG
United States Geological Survey, Western Geographic Science Center
2020-03-26
Statistical analysis.
Uses spherical projection formulas. USGS documentation describes sphere as derived from GRS80/WGS 84 ellipsoid but that actually used is Clarke 1866. For 1:1million and smaller scale maps there is no significant difference.
United States (USA) - onshore and offshore.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
-1568309.34 1264673.44
-2746257.15 407463.73
-557362.46 2216328.35
-139.04 48.25
-109.98 60.01
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD27_US_National_Atlas_Equal_Area", GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927", DATUM["D_North_American_1927", SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",45.0], PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-100.0], PARAMETER["false_easting",0.0], PARAMETER["false_northing",0.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
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Definition: Mapnik
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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
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