EPSG:3785 - Popular Visualisation CRS / Mercator

Attributes


Unit

metre

Scope

Web mapping and visualisation.

Remarks

None

Area of use

World between 85.06°S and 85.06°N.

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

Datum: Popular Visualisation Datum

Coordinate System: cartesian

Projection: Popular Visualisation Mercator

Geodetic CRS: Popular Visualisation CRS

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PROJCRS["Popular Visualisation CRS / Mercator",
    BASEGEOGCRS["Popular Visualisation CRS",
        DATUM["Popular Visualisation Datum",
            ELLIPSOID["Popular Visualisation Sphere",6378137,0,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4055]],
    CONVERSION["Popular Visualisation Mercator",
        METHOD["Mercator (1SP) (Spherical)",
            ID["EPSG",9841]],
        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["easting (X)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Web mapping and visualisation."],
        AREA["World between 85.06°S and 85.06°N."],
        BBOX[-85.06,-180,85.06,180]],
    ID["EPSG",3785]]
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  "type": "ProjectedCRS",
  "name": "Popular Visualisation CRS / Mercator",
  "base_crs": {
    "name": "Popular Visualisation CRS",
    "datum": {
      "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
      "name": "Popular Visualisation Datum",
      "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "Popular Visualisation Sphere",
        "radius": 6378137
      }
    },
    "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": 4055
    }
  },
  "conversion": {
    "name": "Popular Visualisation Mercator",
    "method": {
      "name": "Mercator (1SP) (Spherical)",
      "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 9841
      }
    },
    "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": "X",
        "direction": "east",
        "unit": "metre"
      },
      {
        "name": "Northing",
        "abbreviation": "Y",
        "direction": "north",
        "unit": "metre"
      }
    ]
  },
  "scope": "Web mapping and visualisation.",
  "area": "World between 85.06°S and 85.06°N.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": -85.06,
    "west_longitude": -180,
    "north_latitude": 85.06,
    "east_longitude": 180
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 3785
  }
}
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            'Mercator",BASEGEOGCRS["Popular Visualisation CRS",DATUM["Popular '
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            '85.06°N."],BBOX[-85.06,-180,85.06,180]],ID["EPSG",3785]]'}