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
2000-10-19
Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
State law defines system in US survey feet. See code 2250 for equivalent non-metric definition. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m, replaced by NAD83(HARN) / SPCS.
United States (USA) - Massachusetts offshore - counties of Dukes; Nantucket.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
-2337468.35 2258775.09
-2960609.94 1543281.28
-1760275.25 2969729.82
-120.0 48.99
-109.98 60.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD83 / Massachusetts Island", 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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",41], PARAMETER["central_meridian",-70.5], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",41.4833333333333], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",41.2833333333333], PARAMETER["false_easting",500000], PARAMETER["false_northing",0], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","26987"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["NAD83 / Massachusetts Island", 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["SPCS83 Massachusetts Island zone (meter)", METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", ID["EPSG",9802]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",41, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-70.5, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",41.4833333333333, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",41.2833333333333, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8824]], PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",500000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8826]], PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",0, 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["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."], AREA["United States (USA) - Massachusetts offshore - counties of Dukes; Nantucket."], BBOX[41.19,-70.91,41.51,-69.89]], ID["EPSG",26987]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Massachusetts_Island_FIPS_2002", 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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-70.5], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",41.4833333333333], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",41.2833333333333], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",41.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
26987=PROJCS["NAD83 / Massachusetts Island",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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",41],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-70.5],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",41.4833333333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",41.2833333333333],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","26987"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=41 +lon_0=-70.5 +lat_1=41.4833333333333 +lat_2=41.2833333333333 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=41 +lon_0=-70.5 +lat_1=41.4833333333333 +lat_2=41.2833333333333 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +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 ( 26987, 'EPSG', 26987, '+proj=lcc +lat_0=41 +lon_0=-70.5 +lat_1=41.4833333333333 +lat_2=41.2833333333333 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83 / Massachusetts Island",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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic_2SP"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",41],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-70.5],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",41.4833333333333],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",41.2833333333333],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","26987"]]');