EPSG:3348 NAD83(CSRS) / Statistics Canada Lambert
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Canada. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3348 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83(CSRS) / Statistics Canada Lambert |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) |
| Area of use |
Canada Canada - onshore and offshore - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon. |
| Bounds | W -141,01° · S 38,21° · E -40,73° · N 86,46° |
| 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 east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83(CSRS) to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1946) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping (small scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 63.390675 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -91.86666666666666 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 49 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 77 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 6200000 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 3000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=63.390675 +lon_0=-91.8666666666667 +lat_1=49 +lat_2=77 +x_0=6200000 +y_0=3000000 +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:3348.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_CSRS_Statistics_Canada_Lambert",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["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",6200000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",3000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-91.8666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",49.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",77.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",63.390675],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Canada
- EPSG:3153NAD83(CSRS) / BC Albers
- EPSG:3154NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 7N
- EPSG:3155NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 8N
- EPSG:3156NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 9N
- EPSG:3157NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 10N
- EPSG:3158NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 14N
- EPSG:3159NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 15N
- EPSG:3160NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 16N
- EPSG:3161NAD83 / Ontario MNR Lambert
- EPSG:3162NAD83(CSRS) / Ontario MNR Lambert
- EPSG:3174NAD83 / Great Lakes Albers
- EPSG:3175NAD83 / Great Lakes and St Lawrence Albers
- EPSG:3347NAD83 / Statistics Canada Lambert
- EPSG:3400NAD83 / Alberta 10-TM (Forest)
- EPSG:3401NAD83 / Alberta 10-TM (Resource)
- EPSG:3402NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 10-TM (Forest)
- EPSG:3403NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 10-TM (Resource)
- EPSG:3578NAD83 / Yukon Albers
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.