EPSG:9311

NAD27 / US National Atlas Equal Area

Available transformations
to EPSG:4617
EPSG:4617 - NAD83(CSRS)

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: QUE27-98.gsb

Remarks: Uses NT method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRSs NAD27 (code 4267) and NAD83(CSRS) (code 4617) have longitudes positive east. Can be taken as an approximate transformation NAD27 to WGS 84 - see code 1692.

Information source: Geodetic Service of Quebec. Contact alain.bernard@mrn.gouv.qc.ca

Revision date: 2002-07-13

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: United States Geological Survey, Western Geographic Science Center

Revision date: 2020-03-26

Scope: Statistical analysis.

Remarks: 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.

Area of use: United States (USA) - onshore and offshore.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
2004291.68 1393650.09

Projected bounds:
1026599.7 195387.15
3175123.89 2570105.55

WGS84 bounds:
-79.85 44.99
-57.1 62.62

Canada - Quebec.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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            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]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Statistical analysis."],
                AREA["United States (USA) - onshore and offshore."],
                BBOX[15.56,167.65,74.71,-65.69]],
            ID["EPSG",9311]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["NAD83(CSRS)",
            DATUM["NAD83 Canadian Spatial Reference System",
                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],
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                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
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            ID["EPSG",9615]],
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        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Transformation of coordinates at 1m to 2m level of accuracy."],
            AREA["Canada - Quebec."],
            BBOX[44.99,-79.85,62.62,-57.1]],
        ID["EPSG",1844],
        REMARK["Uses NT method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRSs NAD27 (code 4267) and NAD83(CSRS) (code 4617) have longitudes positive east. Can be taken as an approximate transformation NAD27 to WGS 84 - see code 1692."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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                    }
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        },
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                },
                {
                    "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
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                },
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                    "name": "False easting",
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                },
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                    "name": "False northing",
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                    "id": {
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                    }
                }
            ]
        },
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                    "unit": "metre"
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                    "name": "Northing",
                    "abbreviation": "Y",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "metre"
                }
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        },
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        }
    },
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        },
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    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=laea"
	"R_A"
	"lat_0=45"
	"lon_0=-100"
	"x_0=0"
	"y_0=0"
	"datum=NAD27"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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