EPSG:3395 - WGS 84 / World Mercator

Attributes


Unit

metre

Scope

Very small scale conformal mapping.

Remarks

None

Area of use

World between 80°S and 84°N.

Data Source: EPSG v11.016 2024-08-31

Datum: World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble

Coordinate System: cartesian

Projection: World Mercator

Geodetic CRS: WGS 84

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PROJCRS["WGS 84 / World Mercator",
    BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84",
        ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)"],
            ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4326]],
    CONVERSION["World Mercator",
        METHOD["Mercator (variant A)",
            ID["EPSG",9804]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["(E)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(N)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Very small scale conformal mapping."],
        AREA["World between 80°S and 84°N."],
        BBOX[-80,-180,84,180]],
    ID["EPSG",3395]]
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  "type": "ProjectedCRS",
  "name": "WGS 84 / World Mercator",
  "base_crs": {
    "name": "WGS 84",
    "datum_ensemble": {
      "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
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        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1166
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1152
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1153
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1154
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1155
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1156
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1309
          }
        },
        {
          "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)",
          "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 1383
          }
        }
      ],
      "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "WGS 84",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563
      },
      "accuracy": "2.0",
      "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6326
      }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
      "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
      "axis": [
        {
          "name": "Geodetic latitude",
          "abbreviation": "Lat",
          "direction": "north",
          "unit": "degree"
        },
        {
          "name": "Geodetic longitude",
          "abbreviation": "Lon",
          "direction": "east",
          "unit": "degree"
        }
      ]
    },
    "id": {
      "authority": "EPSG",
      "code": 4326
    }
  },
  "conversion": {
    "name": "World Mercator",
    "method": {
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        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 9804
      }
    },
    "parameters": [
      {
        "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "degree",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8801
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "degree",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8802
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
        "value": 1,
        "unit": "unity",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8805
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "False easting",
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "metre",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8806
        }
      },
      {
        "name": "False northing",
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "metre",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8807
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "coordinate_system": {
    "subtype": "Cartesian",
    "axis": [
      {
        "name": "Easting",
        "abbreviation": "E",
        "direction": "east",
        "unit": "metre"
      },
      {
        "name": "Northing",
        "abbreviation": "N",
        "direction": "north",
        "unit": "metre"
      }
    ]
  },
  "scope": "Very small scale conformal mapping.",
  "area": "World between 80°S and 84°N.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": -80,
    "west_longitude": -180,
    "north_latitude": 84,
    "east_longitude": 180
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 3395
  }
}
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            '84",ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",MEMBER["World '
            'Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],MEMBER["World Geodetic System '
            '1984 (G730)"],MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 '
            '(G873)"],MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 '
            '(G1150)"],MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 '
            '(G1674)"],MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 '
            '(G1762)"],MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 '
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            'small scale conformal mapping."],AREA["World between 80°S and '
            '84°N."],BBOX[-80,-180,84,180]],ID["EPSG",3395]]',
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 'false_northing': 0.0,
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 'grid_mapping_name': 'mercator',
 'horizontal_datum_name': 'World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble',
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 'longitude_of_prime_meridian': 0.0,
 'longitude_of_projection_origin': 0.0,
 'prime_meridian_name': 'Greenwich',
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 'reference_ellipsoid_name': 'WGS 84',
 'scale_factor_at_projection_origin': 1.0,
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