EPSG:2947 NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 5
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Canada - Quebec and Labrador - 66°W to 63°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2947 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 5 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Canada - Quebec and Labrador - 66°W to 63°W Canada - Quebec and Labrador between 66°W and 63°W. |
| Bounds | W -66,00° · S 47,95° · E -63,00° · N 60,52° |
| Countries | Canada |
| Datum | NAD83 Canadian Spatial Reference System |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4617 — NAD83(CSRS) |
| Unit | metre (E(X) east, N(Y) north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83(CSRS) to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1946) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -64.5 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9999 | unity |
| False easting | 304800 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-64.5 +k=0.9999 +x_0=304800 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2947.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_CSRS_MTM_5",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_CSRS",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_CSRS",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",304800.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-64.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Canada
- EPSG:2945NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 3
- EPSG:2946NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 4
- EPSG:2948NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 6
- EPSG:2949NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 7
- EPSG:2950NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 8
- EPSG:2951NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 9
- EPSG:2952NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 10
- EPSG:2953NAD83(CSRS) / New Brunswick Stereographic
- EPSG:2954NAD83(CSRS) / Prince Edward Isl. Stereographic (NAD83)
- EPSG:2955NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 11N
- EPSG:2956NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 12N
- EPSG:2957NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 13N
- EPSG:2958NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 17N
- EPSG:2959NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N
- EPSG:2960NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 19N
- EPSG:2961NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 20N
- EPSG:2962NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 21N
- EPSG:3005NAD83 / BC Albers
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.