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EPSG:8240 NAD83(CSRS)v3

Geographic 2D · Canada

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "NAD83(CSRS)v3",
    DATUM[
        "North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_3",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1194"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8240"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (14)

Other CRS for CA (38)

Other CRS using North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 3 (30)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:8240 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

8240=GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)v3",DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_3",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1194"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8240"]]
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How do I add EPSG:8240 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8240, 'EPSG', 8240, '+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["NAD83(CSRS)v3",DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_3",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1194"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8240"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:8240 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:8240 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:8240", "+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs");
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