The gridded difference file AB_CSRS.DAC in STEP 1 will need to be renamed to AB_CSRS.gsb to run in some software suites. Formats identical, but AB file is provincial fit only.
Geodetic Control Section; Land and Forest Svc; Alberta Environment; http://www.gov.ab.ca/env/land/dos/ or email to geoff.banham@gov.ab.ca
2000-10-19
metre
EPSG
California Spatial Information Library (CaSIL), http://gis.ca.gov
2005-09-19
State-wide spatial data management.
For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m, replaced by NAD83(HARN) / California Albers.
United States (USA) - California.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
343992.75 1809089.13
0.0 1211005.86
749157.97 2396064.99
-120.0 48.99
-109.98 60.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD83 / California Albers", GEOGCS["NAD83", DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983", SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]], PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",0], PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-120], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",34], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",40.5], PARAMETER["false_easting",0], PARAMETER["false_northing",-4000000], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","3310"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["NAD83 / California Albers", BASEGEOGCRS["NAD83", DATUM["North American Datum 1983", ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4269]], CONVERSION["California Albers", METHOD["Albers Equal Area", ID["EPSG",9822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-120, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",34, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",40.5, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8824]], PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8826]], PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",-4000000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8827]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["easting (X)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["northing (Y)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["State-wide spatial data management."], AREA["United States (USA) - California."], BBOX[32.53,-124.45,42.01,-114.12]], ID["EPSG",3310]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers", GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983", DATUM["D_North_American_1983", SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Albers"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",-4000000.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.0], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",34.0], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",40.5], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "ProjectedCRS", "name": "NAD83 / California Albers", "base_crs": { "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 } }, "conversion": { "name": "California Albers", "method": { "name": "Albers Equal Area", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 9822 } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "Latitude of false origin", "value": 0, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8821 } }, { "name": "Longitude of false origin", "value": -120, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8822 } }, { "name": "Latitude of 1st standard parallel", "value": 34, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8823 } }, { "name": "Latitude of 2nd standard parallel", "value": 40.5, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8824 } }, { "name": "Easting at false origin", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8826 } }, { "name": "Northing at false origin", "value": -4000000, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8827 } } ] }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "Cartesian", "axis": [ { "name": "Easting", "abbreviation": "X", "direction": "east", "unit": "metre" }, { "name": "Northing", "abbreviation": "Y", "direction": "north", "unit": "metre" } ] }, "scope": "State-wide spatial data management.", "area": "United States (USA) - California.", "bbox": { "south_latitude": 32.53, "west_longitude": -124.45, "north_latitude": 42.01, "east_longitude": -114.12 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 3310 } }
Definition: GeoServer
3310=PROJCS["NAD83 / California Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",0],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-120],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",34],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",40.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",-4000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3310"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=aea +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-120 +lat_1=34 +lat_2=40.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=-4000000 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=aea +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-120 +lat_1=34 +lat_2=40.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=-4000000 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 3310, 'EPSG', 3310, '+proj=aea +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-120 +lat_1=34 +lat_2=40.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=-4000000 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83 / California Albers",GEOGCS["NAD83",DATUM["North_American_Datum_1983",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6269"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4269"]],PROJECTION["Albers_Conic_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",0],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",-120],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",34],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",40.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",-4000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3310"]]');