EPSG:4668 - ED79

Attributes

Unit

degree

Scope

Geodesy.

Remarks

None

Area of use

Europe - west.

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

Datum: European Datum 1979

Coordinate System: ellipsoidal

Projection: Undefined

Geodetic CRS: Undefined

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GEOGCRS["ED79",
    DATUM["European Datum 1979",
        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["Europe - west."],
        BBOX[34.88,-10.56,84.73,38.01]],
    ID["EPSG",4668]]
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  "type": "GeographicCRS",
  "name": "ED79",
  "datum": {
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "European Datum 1979",
    "ellipsoid": {
      "name": "International 1924",
      "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": "Europe - west.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": 34.88,
    "west_longitude": -10.56,
    "north_latitude": 84.73,
    "east_longitude": 38.01
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 4668
  }
}
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            '1979",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["Europe '
            '- west."],BBOX[34.88,-10.56,84.73,38.01]],ID["EPSG",4668]]',
 'geographic_crs_name': 'ED79',
 'grid_mapping_name': 'latitude_longitude',
 'horizontal_datum_name': 'European Datum 1979',
 'inverse_flattening': 297.0,
 'longitude_of_prime_meridian': 0.0,
 'prime_meridian_name': 'Greenwich',
 'reference_ellipsoid_name': 'International 1924',
 'semi_major_axis': 6378388.0,
 'semi_minor_axis': 6356911.9461279465}