EPSG:1243

NAD27 to NAD83 (2)

Attributes

Geodetic CRS: NAD27

Datum: North American Datum 1927

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: US Coast & Geodetic Survey www.ngs.noaa.gov

Revision date: 2006-12-26

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Uses NADCON method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRS NAD27 (code 4267) and NAD83 (code 4269) have longitudes positive east. May be used as transformation to WGS 84 - see NAD27 to WGS 84 (85) (code 15864).

Method: NADCON

Area of use: United States (USA) - Alaska including EEZ.

Description: (0,)

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

COORDINATEOPERATION["NAD27 to NAD83 (2)",
    VERSION["NGS-Usa AK"],
    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["NADCON",
        ID["EPSG",9613]],
    PARAMETERFILE["Latitude difference file","alaska.las"],
    PARAMETERFILE["Longitude difference file","alaska.los"],
    OPERATIONACCURACY[0.5],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - Alaska including EEZ."],
        BBOX[47.88,167.65,74.71,-129.99]],
    ID["EPSG",1243],
    REMARK["Uses NADCON method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRS NAD27 (code 4267) and NAD83 (code 4269) have longitudes positive east. May be used as transformation to WGS 84 - see NAD27 to WGS 84 (85) (code 15864)."]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=hgridshift +grids=us_noaa_alaska.tif +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:1243","+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=hgridshift +grids=us_noaa_alaska.tif +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1");

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "Transformation",
    "name": "NAD27 to NAD83 (2)",
    "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
        }
    },
    "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
        }
    },
    "method": {
        "name": "NADCON",
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 9613
        }
    },
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "Latitude difference file",
            "value": "alaska.las",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8657
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Longitude difference file",
            "value": "alaska.los",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8658
            }
        }
    ],
    "accuracy": "0.5",
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "United States (USA) - Alaska including EEZ.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 47.88,
        "west_longitude": 167.65,
        "north_latitude": 74.71,
        "east_longitude": -129.99
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 1243
    },
    "remarks": "Uses NADCON method which expects longitudes positive west; EPSG GeogCRS NAD27 (code 4267) and NAD83 (code 4269) have longitudes positive east. May be used as transformation to WGS 84 - see NAD27 to WGS 84 (85) (code 15864)."
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=pipeline"
	"step"
	"proj=axisswap"
	"order=2,1"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"xy_in=deg"
	"xy_out=rad"
	"step"
	"proj=hgridshift"
	"grids=us_noaa_alaska.tif"
	"step"
	"proj=unitconvert"
	"xy_in=rad"
	"xy_out=deg"
	"step"
	"proj=axisswap"
	"order=2,1"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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