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NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983 [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Mathematical Geography
OBS

The North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) is the horizontal and geometric control datum for the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. NAD 83 was released in 1986.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

Modèle mathématique s'apparentant à la forme de la terre (géoïde). Le Nad 83 (North American Datum) est basé sur l'ellipsoïde GRS80 (Geodetic Reference System of 1980). Cet ellipsoïde est géocentrique.

Spanish

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