North American Datum of 1927

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The North American Datum of 1927 is a geodetic reference system that long served as the standard coordinate framework for mapping and surveying in North America before being superseded by more modern datums.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geodetic datum ⓘ
geodetic reference system ⓘ
horizontal datum ⓘ
abbreviation NAD27 ⓘ
basis classical ground-based triangulation networks ⓘ
category cartography ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ
geographic information systems ⓘ
centeredOn North American continent ⓘ
linked to: North America
continentUsedIn North America ⓘ
coordinateDifferencesMagnitude tens of meters ⓘ
coordinateDifferencesRelativeTo NAD83 ⓘ
coordinateSystemDimension 2D horizontal ⓘ
coordinateSystemType geodetic coordinate system ⓘ
datumType local datum ⓘ
definedBy U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ⓘ
ellipsoid Clarke 1866 ⓘ
epoch 1927 ⓘ
governingBodyForTransitionInUS National Geodetic Survey ⓘ
hasManyLocalAdjustments true ⓘ
introducedInYear 1927 ⓘ
notEarthCentered true ⓘ
predecessorOf North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
realizationOf Clarke 1866 ellipsoid ⓘ
referencePoint Meades Ranch triangulation station ⓘ
referencePointCountry United States ⓘ
referencePointLocation Kansas ⓘ
replacedInUSBy NAD83 ⓘ
status obsolete for most official uses ⓘ
stillUsedFor historical GIS datasets ⓘ
legacy mapping data ⓘ
supersededBy NAD83 ⓘ
North American Datum of 1983 ⓘ
timePeriodOfPrimaryUse 20th century ⓘ
usedFor cadastral surveys ⓘ
engineering surveys ⓘ
land surveying ⓘ
mapping ⓘ
topographic mapping ⓘ
usedInCountry Canada ⓘ
Caribbean countries ⓘ
Central American countries ⓘ
Greenland ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
usedWithMapProjections Albers Equal-Area Conic ⓘ
Lambert Conformal Conic ⓘ
Transverse Mercator ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

North American Datum of 1983 → replaced → North American Datum of 1927 ⓘ
California State Route 1 (within district boundaries) → coordinateSystem → North American Datum (for engineering and mapping) ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1927
Huntington quadrangle → datum → North American Datum 1927 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1927
North American Datum of 1927 → abbreviation → NAD27 ⓘ
linked to: North American Datum of 1927
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 → relatedTo → North American Datum of 1927 ⓘ