EPSG:4248 - PSAD56

Attributes

Unit

degree

Scope

Geodesy.

Remarks

None

Area of use

Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore.

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

Datum: Provisional South American Datum 1956

Coordinate System: ellipsoidal

Projection: Undefined

Geodetic CRS: Undefined

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GEOGCRS["PSAD56",
    DATUM["Provisional South American Datum 1956",
        ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore."],
        BBOX[-43.5,-81.41,12.68,-47.99]],
    ID["EPSG",4248]]
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    "name": "Provisional South American Datum 1956",
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      "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
      "inverse_flattening": 297
    }
  },
  "coordinate_system": {
    "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
    "axis": [
      {
        "name": "Geodetic latitude",
        "abbreviation": "Lat",
        "direction": "north",
        "unit": "degree"
      },
      {
        "name": "Geodetic longitude",
        "abbreviation": "Lon",
        "direction": "east",
        "unit": "degree"
      }
    ]
  },
  "scope": "Geodesy.",
  "area": "Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": -43.5,
    "west_longitude": -81.41,
    "north_latitude": 12.68,
    "east_longitude": -47.99
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 4248
  }
}
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            '1956",ELLIPSOID["International '
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            "Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; "
            'Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; '
            'Venezuela - '
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 'grid_mapping_name': 'latitude_longitude',
 'horizontal_datum_name': 'Provisional South American Datum 1956',
 'inverse_flattening': 297.0,
 'longitude_of_prime_meridian': 0.0,
 'prime_meridian_name': 'Greenwich',
 'reference_ellipsoid_name': 'International 1924',
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