[Proj] NAD 27 v 83 Distances

[Frank Warmerdam]

strebe at aol.com wrote:
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>>The difference of distances should be modest between the two datums, with of
>>course the NAD83 distances being the better of the two. 
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> Why would NAD83 be the better of the two?

Daan,

Because the differences between NAD83 and NAD27 primarily reflect survey
errors in the NAD27 datum.  At least that is my thinking.

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