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EPSG:8253 — NAD83(CSRS)v7

Geocentric · Canada

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOCCS[
    "NAD83(CSRS)v7",
    DATUM[
        "North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_7",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1198"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8253"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (4)

Transformation Source → Target Accuracy (m)
ITRF2014 to NAD83(CSRS)v7 (1)
7789 → 8253 0
NAD83(CSRS)v7 to NAD83(2011) (1)
8253 → 6317 0
NAD83(CSRS)v6 to NAD83(CSRS)v7 (1)
8250 → 8253 0.01
NAD83(CSRS)v7 to NAD83(CSRS)v8 (1)
8253 → 10412 0.01

Other CRS for CA (38)

Other CRS using North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS) version 7 (23)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:8253 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration: 

8253=GEOCCS["NAD83(CSRS)v7",DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_7",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1198"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8253"]]
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How do I add EPSG:8253 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration: 

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8253, 'EPSG', 8253, '+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOCCS["NAD83(CSRS)v7",DATUM["North_American_Datum_of_1983_CSRS_version_7",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1198"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8253"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:8253 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration: 

PROJECTION
  "+proj=geocent"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:8253 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration: 

proj4.defs("EPSG:8253", "+proj=geocent +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");
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