NS778301.gsb
Can be taken as an approximate transformation ATS77 to WGS 84 - see code 1851.
Nova Scotia Geomatics Centre - Contact aflemmin@linux1.nsgc.gov.ns.ca or telephone 902-667-6409
2002-11-18
degree (supplier to define representation)
Average Terrestrial System 1977
Average Terrestrial System 1977
EPSG
New Brunswick Geographic Information Corporation land and water information standards manual.
2019-09-17
Geodesy.
In use from 1979. To be phased out in late 1990's.
Canada - New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island.
Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ GEOGCRS["ATS77", DATUM["Average Terrestrial System 1977", ELLIPSOID["Average Terrestrial System 1977",6378135,298.257, 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]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Geodesy."], AREA["Canada - New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island."], BBOX[43.41,-69.05,48.07,-59.73]], ID["EPSG",4122]]], 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], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east, ORDER[2], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."], AREA["Canada - onshore and offshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon."], BBOX[38.21,-141.01,86.46,-40.73]], ID["EPSG",4617]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["ATS77 to NAD83(CSRS) (3)", METHOD["NTv2", ID["EPSG",9615]], PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","NS778301.gsb"], USAGE[ SCOPE["Transformation of coordinates at 1m to 2m level of accuracy."], AREA["Canada - Nova Scotia onshore."], BBOX[43.41,-66.28,47.08,-59.73]], ID["EPSG",1850], REMARK["Can be taken as an approximate transformation ATS77 to WGS 84 - see code 1851."]]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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