EPSG:2290 - Hooray!

Attributes

Unit

metre

Scope

Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks

None

Area of use

Canada - Prince Edward Island.

Data Source: EPSG v11.022 2024-11-05

Datum: Average Terrestrial System 1977

Coordinate System: cartesian

Projection: Prince Edward Island Stereographic (ATS77)

Geodetic CRS: ATS77

Export

PROJCRS["ATS77 / Prince Edward Isl. Stereographic (ATS77)",
    BASEGEOGCRS["ATS77",
        DATUM["Average Terrestrial System 1977",
            ELLIPSOID["Average Terrestrial System 1977",6378135,298.257,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4122]],
    CONVERSION["Prince Edward Island Stereographic (ATS77)",
        METHOD["Oblique Stereographic",
            ID["EPSG",9809]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",47.25,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-63,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.999912,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",700000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",400000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["easting (E(X))",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["northing (N(Y))",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["Canada - Prince Edward Island."],
        BBOX[45.9,-64.49,47.09,-61.9]],
    ID["EPSG",2290]]

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  "type": "ProjectedCRS",
  "name": "ATS77 / Prince Edward Isl. Stereographic (ATS77)",
  "base_crs": {
    "name": "ATS77",
    "datum": {
      "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
      "name": "Average Terrestrial System 1977",
      "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "Average Terrestrial System 1977",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378135,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.257
      }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
      "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
      "axis": [
        {
          "name": "Geodetic latitude",
          "abbreviation": "Lat",
          "direction": "north",
          "unit": "degree"
        },
        {
          "name": "Geodetic longitude",
          "abbreviation": "Lon",
          "direction": "east",
          "unit": "degree"
        }
      ]
    },
    "id": {
      "authority": "EPSG",
      "code": 4122
    }
  },
  "conversion": {
    "name": "Prince Edward Island Stereographic (ATS77)",
    "method": {
      "name": "Oblique Stereographic",
      "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 9809
      }
    },
    "parameters": [
      {
        "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
        "value": 47.25,
        "unit": "degree",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8801
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
        "value": -63,
        "unit": "degree",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8802
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
        "value": 0.999912,
        "unit": "unity",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8805
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "False easting",
        "value": 700000,
        "unit": "metre",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8806
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "False northing",
        "value": 400000,
        "unit": "metre",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8807
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "coordinate_system": {
    "subtype": "Cartesian",
    "axis": [
      {
        "name": "Easting",
        "abbreviation": "E(X)",
        "direction": "east",
        "unit": "metre"
      },
      {
        "name": "Northing",
        "abbreviation": "N(Y)",
        "direction": "north",
        "unit": "metre"
      }
    ]
  },
  "scope": "Engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
  "area": "Canada - Prince Edward Island.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": 45.9,
    "west_longitude": -64.49,
    "north_latitude": 47.09,
    "east_longitude": -61.9
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 2290
  }
}