EPSG:4269 NAD83
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: North America - NAD83. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4269 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD83 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
North America - NAD83 North America - onshore and offshore: Canada - Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon. Puerto Rico. United States (USA) - Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina |
| Bounds | W 167,65° · S 14,92° · E -40,73° · N 86,45° |
| Also covers | Canada, Puerto Rico, United States, Georgia, Jersey, Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands |
| Datum | North American Datum 1983 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD83 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1188) — accuracy 4 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +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:4269.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
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]]Other systems — Canada
- 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
- EPSG:3798NAD83 / MTQ Lambert
- EPSG:3799NAD83(CSRS) / MTQ Lambert
- EPSG:3800NAD27 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 120 W
- EPSG:3801NAD83 / Alberta 3TM ref merid 120 W
- EPSG:3802NAD83(CSRS) / Alberta 3TM ref merid 120 W
- EPSG:3978NAD83 / Canada Atlas Lambert
- EPSG:3979NAD83(CSRS) / Canada Atlas Lambert
- EPSG:4122ATS77
- EPSG:4608NAD27(76)
- EPSG:4609NAD27(CGQ77)
- EPSG:4617NAD83(CSRS)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.