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 26851 for equivalent non-metric definition. For applications with an accuracy of better than 1m, replaced by NAD83(HARN) / SPCS.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (X,Y). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
-567105.86 1560647.74
-1076673.12 880584.52
-123215.82 2252766.3
-120.0 48.99
-109.98 60.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD83 / Minnesota South", 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",43], PARAMETER["central_meridian",-94], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",45.2166666666667], PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",43.7833333333333], PARAMETER["false_easting",800000], PARAMETER["false_northing",100000], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","26993"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["NAD83 / Minnesota South", 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 Minnesota South zone (meter)", METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)", ID["EPSG",9802]], PARAMETER["Latitude of false origin",43, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8821]], PARAMETER["Longitude of false origin",-94, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8822]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 1st standard parallel",45.2166666666667, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8823]], PARAMETER["Latitude of 2nd standard parallel",43.7833333333333, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8824]], PARAMETER["Easting at false origin",800000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8826]], PARAMETER["Northing at false origin",100000, 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) - Minnesota - counties of Anoka; Big Stone; Blue Earth; Brown; Carver; Chippewa; Cottonwood; Dakota; Dodge; Faribault; Fillmore; Freeborn; Goodhue; Hennepin; Houston; Jackson; Kandiyohi; Lac Qui Parle; Le Sueur; Lincoln; Lyon; Martin; McLeod; Meeker; Mower; Murray; Nicollet; Nobles; Olmsted; Pipestone; Ramsey; Redwood; Renville; Rice; Rock; Scott; Sherburne; Sibley; Steele; Swift; Wabasha; Waseca; Washington; Watonwan; Winona; Wright; Yellow Medicine."], BBOX[43.49,-96.85,45.59,-91.21]], ID["EPSG",26993]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Minnesota_South_FIPS_2203", 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",800000.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",100000.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-94.0], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",45.2166666666667], PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",43.7833333333333], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",43.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
26993=PROJCS["NAD83 / Minnesota South",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",43],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-94],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_1",45.2166666666667],PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",43.7833333333333],PARAMETER["false_easting",800000],PARAMETER["false_northing",100000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","26993"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=43 +lon_0=-94 +lat_1=45.2166666666667 +lat_2=43.7833333333333 +x_0=800000 +y_0=100000 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=lcc +lat_0=43 +lon_0=-94 +lat_1=45.2166666666667 +lat_2=43.7833333333333 +x_0=800000 +y_0=100000 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
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