EPSG:3579 NAD83(CSRS) / Yukon Albers
Projected system (Albers Equal Area) in use: Canada - Yukon. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3579 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83(CSRS) / Yukon Albers |
| Type | Projected system — Albers Equal Area |
| Area of use | Canada - Yukon |
| Bounds | W -141,01° · S 59,99° · E -123,91° · N 69,70° |
| 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 | Territory-wide spatial data management. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 59 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -132.5 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 61.666666666666664 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 68 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 500000 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 500000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=aea +lat_0=59 +lon_0=-132.5 +lat_1=61.6666666666667 +lat_2=68 +x_0=500000 +y_0=500000 +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:3579.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1983_CSRS_Yukon_Albers",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["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-132.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",61.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",68.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",59.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Canada
- 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
- EPSG:3580NAD83 / NWT Lambert
- EPSG:3581NAD83(CSRS) / NWT Lambert
- EPSG:3761NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 22N
- EPSG:3771NAD27 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 111 W
- EPSG:3772NAD27 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 114 W
- EPSG:3773NAD27 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 117 W
- EPSG:3775NAD83 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 111 W
- EPSG:3776NAD83 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 114 W
- EPSG:3777NAD83 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 117 W
- EPSG:3779NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 3TM ref merid 111 W
- EPSG:3780NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 3TM ref merid 114 W
- EPSG:3781NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 3TM ref merid 117 W
- EPSG:3797NAD27 / MTQ Lambert
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.