EPSG:8251

NAD83(CSRS)v6

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: NAD83(CSRS)v6

Datum: North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 6

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Geodetic Survey Division, Natural Resources Canada.

Revision date: 2023-07-17

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Adopted by the Canadian federal government from 2010-01-01 and the provincial governments of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Replaces NAD83(CSRS)v5. Replaced by NAD83(CSRS)v7.

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 3D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude, ellipsoidal height. Orientations: north, east, up. UoM: degree, degree, metre.

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Center coordinates
-90.87 62.33

Projected bounds:
-141.01 38.21
-40.73 86.46

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 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["NAD83(CSRS)v6",
    DATUM["North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 6",
        ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,3],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["ellipsoidal height (h)",up,
            ORDER[3],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        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",8251]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)v6_3D",
    DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_(CSRS)_version_6",
        SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
    LINUNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:8251","+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)v6",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 6",
        "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"
            },
            {
                "name": "Ellipsoidal height",
                "abbreviation": "h",
                "direction": "up",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "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": 8251
    }
}

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>