North American Datum of 1983

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North American Datum of 1983 is a geodetic reference system used across North America to define precise locations on the Earth's surface for mapping, surveying, and navigation.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
North American Datum of 1983 canonical 8
NAD 83 3
NAD83 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geodetic datum ⓘ
reference system ⓘ
abbreviation NAD83 ⓘ
accountsFor tectonic plate motion ⓘ
approximateAlignment WGS84 ⓘ
basedOnEllipsoid GRS80 ⓘ
continentUsedIn North America ⓘ
coordinateSystem geodetic 2D ⓘ
geodetic 3D ⓘ
coordinateUnit degree ⓘ
countryUsedIn Canada ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
datumType horizontal datum ⓘ
defines ellipsoidal height ⓘ
geodetic coordinates ⓘ
horizontal positions ⓘ
latitude ⓘ
longitude ⓘ
epoch 1983.0 ⓘ
hasRealization NAD83(1986) ⓘ
NAD83(2011) ⓘ
NAD83(CORS96) ⓘ
NAD83(HARN) ⓘ
NAD83(NSRS2007) ⓘ
introducedToReplace local-astronomic NAD27 framework ⓘ
maintainedBy National Geodetic Survey ⓘ
Natural Resources Canada ⓘ
plateFixedTo North American tectonic plate ⓘ
realizationOf Earth-centered Earth-fixed reference frame ⓘ
referenceFrameType geocentric ⓘ
referenceSurface reference ellipsoid ⓘ
regionCovered Alaska ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ
Central America ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
continental United States ⓘ
relatedTo World Geodetic System 1984 ⓘ
linked to: WGS84
replaced North American Datum of 1927 ⓘ
supportsProjection State Plane Coordinate System ⓘ
UTM ⓘ
timeDependent true ⓘ
usedBy GIS professionals ⓘ
federal mapping agencies in the United States ⓘ
provincial and federal mapping agencies in Canada ⓘ
surveyors ⓘ
usedFor mapping ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
surveying ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Spatial Reference System → historicalComponent → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
National Geodetic Survey → defines → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
subject linked to: NGS
NSRS → historicalDatum → NAD 83 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
North American Datum of 1983 → abbreviation → NAD83 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
North American Datum of 1983 → hasRealization → NAD83(CORS96) ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 → usedWith → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
Huntington quadrangle → datum → North American Datum 1983 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
USGS Mount Massive → datum → North American Datum 1983 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 → replaces → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 → replaces → NAD 83 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
North American Terrestrial Reference Frame 2022 → isSuccessorOf → NAD 83 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
NATRF2022 → replaces → NAD83 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
NATRF2022 → replaces → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
NATRF2022 → replaces → NAD83(2011) ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
North American Datum of 1927 → supersededBy → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
North American Datum of 1927 → predecessorOf → North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
North American Datum of 1927 → replacedInUSBy → NAD83 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983
USGS Telescope Peak → datum → North American Datum 1983 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1983