EPSG:5588 NAD27 / New Brunswick Stereographic (NAD27)
Projected system (Oblique Stereographic) in use: Canada - New Brunswick. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5588 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD27 / New Brunswick Stereographic (NAD27) |
| Type | Projected system — Oblique Stereographic |
| Area of use | Canada - New Brunswick |
| Bounds | W -69,05° · S 44,56° · E -63,70° · N 48,07° |
| Countries | Canada |
| Datum | North American Datum 1927 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4267 — NAD27 |
| Unit | foot (N north, E east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD27 to WGS 84 (12) (EPSG:1181) — accuracy 9 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 46.5 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -66.5 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.999912 | unity |
| False easting | 1000000 | foot |
| False northing | 1000000 | foot |
proj4 definition
+proj=sterea +lat_0=46.5 +lon_0=-66.5 +k=0.999912 +x_0=304800 +y_0=304800 +a=6378206.4000000004 +rf=294.9786982139 +units=ft +towgs84=-22,160,190 +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:5588.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1927_New_Brunswick_Stereographic",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["Double_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-66.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.999912],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",46.5],UNIT["foot",0.3048]]Other systems — Canada
- 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)
- EPSG:5320NAD83 / Teranet Ontario Lambert
- EPSG:5321NAD83(CSRS) / Teranet Ontario Lambert
- EPSG:6103NAD83(CSRS) / EPSG Arctic zone 3-29
- EPSG:6622NAD83(CSRS)v2 / Quebec Lambert
- EPSG:6623NAD83 / Quebec Albers
- EPSG:6624NAD83(CSRS)v2 / Quebec Albers
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.