EPSG:3005 NAD83 / BC Albers
Projected system (Albers Equal Area) in use: Canada - British Columbia. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3005 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83 / BC Albers |
| Type | Projected system — Albers Equal Area |
| Area of use | Canada - British Columbia |
| Bounds | W -139,04° · S 48,25° · E -114,08° · N 60,01° |
| Countries | Canada |
| Datum | North American Datum 1983 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4269 — NAD83 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1188) — accuracy 4 m |
| Scope | Province-wide spatial data management. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 45 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -126 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 50 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 58.5 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 1000000 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=aea +lat_0=45 +lon_0=-126 +lat_1=50 +lat_2=58.5 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:3005.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_BC_Environment_Albers",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["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-126.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",50.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",58.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",45.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Canada
- EPSG:2945NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 3
- EPSG:2946NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 4
- EPSG:2947NAD83(CSRS) / MTM zone 5
- 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
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.