NADCON files

There are seven pairs of the U.S. NADCON (North American Datum Conversion) grid-shift files provided in the $PROHOME/etc directory that define seven datum codes. The following defines the legend for the table that follows it.

Datum
Code

Datum Name
Location
(File in $PCIHOME/etc)
Area covered

Ellipsoid
Used

"D-01"

NAD27 (USA, NADCON)
Continental U.S.
("conus.los", "conus.las")
Longitudes: 63d W to 131d W
Latitudes: 20d N to 50d N
Resolution: 15 minutes

"E000"
Clarke 1866

"D-07"

NAD27 (USA, NADCON)
Alaska
("alaska.los", "alaska.las")
Longitudes: 128d W to 194d W
Latitudes: 50d N to 74d N
Resolution: 7.5 minutes

"E000"
Clarke 1866

"D-09"

NAD27 (USA, NADCON)
St. George, Alaska
("stgeorge.los", "stgeorge.las")
Longitudes: 169d W to 171d W
Latitudes: 56d N to 57d N
Resolution: 1 minute

"E000"
Clarke 1866

"D-11"

NAD27 (USA, NADCON)
St. Lawrence, Alaska
("stlrnc.los", "stlrnc.las")
Longitudes: 168d W to 172d W
Latitudes: 62d N to 64d N
Resolution: 3 minutes

"E000"
Clarke 1866

"D-13"

NAD27 (USA, NADCON)
St. Paul, Alaska
("stpaul.los", "stpaul.las")
Longitudes: 169d W to 171d W
Latitudes: 57d N to 58d N
Resolution: 3 minutes

"E000"
Clarke 1866

"D-15"

Old Hawaiian (USA, NADCON)
Hawaii
("hawaii.los", "hawaii.las")
Longitudes: 154d W to 161d W
Latitudes: 18d N to 23d N
Resolution: 1.5 minutes

"E000"
Clarke 1866

"D-17"

NAD27 (USA, NADCON)
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
("prvi.los", "prvi.las")
Longitudes: 64d W to 68d W
Latitudes: 17d N to 19d N
Resolution: 3 minutes

"E000"
Clarke 1866

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