conus.las conus.los tnhpgn.las tnhpgn.los
Transformation steps are from NAD27 to NAD83(HARN) (23) (code 8483) assuming that NAD83(HARN) is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.
OGP
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.
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ PROJCRS["NAD27 / US National Atlas Equal Area", BASEGEOGCRS["NAD27", DATUM["North American Datum 1927", ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4267]], CONVERSION["US National Atlas Equal Area", METHOD["Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (Spherical)", ID["EPSG",1027]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",45, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-100, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["False easting",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8806]], PARAMETER["False northing",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8807]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["easting (X)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["northing (Y)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ID["EPSG",9311]]], 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]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["NAD27 to NAD83 (1)", METHOD["NADCON", ID["EPSG",9613]], PARAMETERFILE["Latitude difference file","conus.las"], PARAMETERFILE["Longitude difference file","conus.los"], ID["EPSG",1241]]]], 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["NAD83 to WGS 84 (37)", METHOD["NADCON", ID["EPSG",9613]], PARAMETERFILE["Latitude difference file","tnhpgn.las"], PARAMETERFILE["Longitude difference file","tnhpgn.los"], USAGE[ SCOPE["(null/copy) Approximation for medium and low accuracy applications assuming equality between plate-fixed static and earth-fixed dynamic CRSs, ignoring static/dynamic CRS differences."], AREA["United States (USA) - Tennessee - counties of Anderson; Bedford; Benton; Bledsoe; Blount; Bradley; Campbell; Cannon; Carroll; Carter; Cheatham; Chester; Claiborne; Clay; Cocke; Coffee; Crockett; Cumberland; Davidson; De Kalb; Decatur; Dickson; Dyer; Fayette; Fentress; Franklin; Gibson; Giles; Grainger; Greene; Grundy; Hamblen; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardeman; Hardin; Hawkins; Haywood; Henderson; Henry; Hickman; Houston; Humphreys; Jackson; Jefferson; Johnson; Knox; Lake; Lauderdale; Lawrence; Lewis; Lincoln; Loudon; Macon; Madison; Marion; Marshall; Maury; McMinn; McNairy; Meigs; Monroe; Montgomery; Moore; Morgan; Obion; Overton; Perry; Pickett; Polk; Putnam; Rhea; Roane; Robertson; Rutherford; Scott; Sequatchie; Sevier; Shelby; Smith; Stewart; Sullivan; Sumner; Tipton; Trousdale; Unicoi; Union; Van Buren; Warren; Washington; Wayne; Weakley; White; Williamson; Wilson."], BBOX[34.98,-90.31,36.68,-81.65]], ID["EPSG",1733], REMARK["Parameter files are from NAD83 to NAD83(HARN) (24) (code 1497) assuming that NAD83(HARN) is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation."]]]
Definition: JSON
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