EPSG:5069 NAD27 / Conus Albers
Projected system (Albers Equal Area) in use: USA - CONUS - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5069 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD27 / Conus Albers |
| Type | Projected system — Albers Equal Area |
| Area of use |
USA - CONUS - onshore United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; 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; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming. |
| Bounds | W -124,79° · S 24,41° · E -66,91° · N 49,38° |
| Countries | United States |
| Datum | North American Datum 1927 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4267 — NAD27 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD27 to WGS 84 (4) (EPSG:1173) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Data analysis and small scale data presentation for contiguous lower 48 states. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 23 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -96 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 29.5 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 45.5 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 0 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=aea +lat_0=23 +lon_0=-96 +lat_1=29.5 +lat_2=45.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6378206.4000000004 +rf=294.9786982139 +units=m +towgs84=-8,160,176 +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:5069.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1927_Contiguous_USA_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-96.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",29.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",45.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",23.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — United States
- EPSG:4432NAD83 / BLM 12N (ftUS)
- EPSG:4433NAD83 / BLM 13N (ftUS)
- EPSG:4438NAD83 / BLM 18N (ftUS)
- EPSG:4439NAD83 / BLM 19N (ftUS)
- EPSG:4455NAD27 / Pennsylvania South
- EPSG:4456NAD27 / New York Long Island
- EPSG:4457NAD83 / South Dakota North (ftUS)
- EPSG:4707Tern Island 1961
- EPSG:4759NAD83(NSRS2007)
- EPSG:5070NAD83 / Conus Albers
- EPSG:5071NAD83(HARN) / Conus Albers
- EPSG:5072NAD83(NSRS2007) / Conus Albers
- EPSG:5623NAD27 / Michigan East
- EPSG:5624NAD27 / Michigan Old Central
- EPSG:5625NAD27 / Michigan West
- EPSG:5646NAD83 / Vermont (ftUS)
- EPSG:5654NAD83(HARN) / Vermont (ftUS)
- EPSG:5655NAD83(NSRS2007) / Vermont (ftUS)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.