EPSG:2959 — NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N

Projected · Canada - 78°W to 72°W

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",
    GEOGCS[
        "NAD83(CSRS)",
        DATUM[
            "NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],
            TOWGS84[-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033E-07,-4.6785E-08,-5.6529E-08,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4617"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-75],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2959"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "NAD83(CSRS)",
        DATUM[
            "NAD83 Canadian Spatial Reference System",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "GRS 1980",
                6378137,
                298.257222101,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7019]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6140]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4617]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "UTM zone 18N",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -75,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Scale factor at natural origin",
            0.9996,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1,ID["EPSG",9201]],
            ID["EPSG",8805]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            500000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",16018]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",2959]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=18 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:2959", "+proj=utm +zone=18 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 2959,
  "name": "NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Canada - 78°W to 72°W",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    43.63,
    -78,
    84,
    -72
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=utm +zone=18 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

How to add a projection to PostGIS? →

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2959, 'EPSG', 2959, '+proj=utm +zone=18 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)",DATUM["NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033E-07,-4.6785E-08,-5.6529E-08,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4617"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-75],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2959"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=18"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

2959=PROJCS["NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)",DATUM["NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033E-07,-4.6785E-08,-5.6529E-08,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4617"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-75],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2959"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (14)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4617 (NAD83(CSRS))

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
NAD83(CSRS) to WGS 84 (2)	4617 → 4326	1
NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (4)	4269 → 4617	2
NAD83(CSRS) to WGS 84 (1)	4617 → 4326	2
ATS77 to NAD83(CSRS) (1) Deprecated	4122 → 4617	1.5
ATS77 to NAD83(CSRS) (2) Deprecated	4122 → 4617	1.5
ATS77 to NAD83(CSRS) (3) Deprecated	4122 → 4617	1.5
NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (1) Deprecated	4267 → 4617	1.5
NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (2) Deprecated	4267 → 4617	1.5
NAD27 to NAD83(CSRS) (4) Deprecated	4267 → 4617	0.8
NAD83 to NAD83(CSRS) (1) Deprecated	4269 → 4617	1.5

Other CRS using NAD83 Canadian Spatial Reference System (70)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:2959 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

2959=PROJCS["NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)",DATUM["NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033E-07,-4.6785E-08,-5.6529E-08,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4617"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-75],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2959"]]

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How do I add EPSG:2959 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2959, 'EPSG', 2959, '+proj=utm +zone=18 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NAD83(CSRS) / UTM zone 18N",GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)",DATUM["NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033E-07,-4.6785E-08,-5.6529E-08,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4617"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-75],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2959"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:2959 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=18"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

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How do I use EPSG:2959 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:2959", "+proj=utm +zone=18 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=-0.991,1.9072,0.5129,-1.25033e-07,-4.6785e-08,-5.6529e-08,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

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