EPSG systems

EPSG:2954 NAD83(CSRS) / Prince Edward Isl. Stereographic (NAD83)

Projected system (Oblique Stereographic) in use: Canada - Prince Edward Island. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2954
NameNAD83(CSRS) / Prince Edward Isl. Stereographic (NAD83)
TypeProjected system — Oblique Stereographic
Area of use Canada - Prince Edward Island
Bounds W -64,49° · S 45,90° · E -61,90° · N 47,09°
Countries Canada
DatumNAD83 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
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin47.25degree
Longitude of natural origin-63degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.999912unity
False easting400000metre
False northing800000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=sterea +lat_0=47.25 +lon_0=-63 +k=0.999912 +x_0=400000 +y_0=800000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,0.02579,0.00965,0.01166,0 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2954.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_CSRS_Prince_Edward_Island",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["Double_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",800000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-63.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.999912],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",47.25],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Canada

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.