EPSG:8237

NAD83(CSRS)v2

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: NAD83(CSRS)v2

Datum: North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 2

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: EPSG. See 3D CRS for original information source.

Revision date: 2021-08-26

Scope: Horizontal component of 3D system.

Remarks: Adopted by the Canadian federal government from 1998-01-01 and by the provincial governments of British Columbia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Replaces NAD83(CSRS96). Replaced by NAD83(CSRS)v3 (code 8240). Longitudes are POSITIVE EAST.

Area of use: 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.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
-90.87 62.33

WGS84 bounds:
-141.01 38.21
-40.73 86.46

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.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)v2",
    DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_2",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1193"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8237"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["NAD83(CSRS)v2",
    DATUM["North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 2",
        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",8237]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_NAD83_CSRS_v2",
    DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_(CSRS)_version_2",
        SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:8237","+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "NAD83(CSRS)v2",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 2",
        "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"
            }
        ]
    },
    "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": {
        "south_latitude": 38.21,
        "west_longitude": -141.01,
        "north_latitude": 86.46,
        "east_longitude": -40.73
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 8237
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

8237=GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)v2",DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_2",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1193"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8237"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 8237, 'EPSG', 8237, '+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)v2",DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_2",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1193"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8237"]]');