EPSG:8857 - Hooray!

Attributes

Unit

metre

Scope

Very small scale equal-area mapping - Europe-Africa-centred.

Remarks

None

Area of use

World.

Data Source: EPSG v11.022 2024-11-05

Datum: World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble

Coordinate System: cartesian

Projection: Equal Earth Greenwich

Geodetic CRS: WGS 84

Export

PROJCRS["WGS 84 / Equal Earth Greenwich",
    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["Equal Earth Greenwich",
        METHOD["Equal Earth",
            ID["EPSG",1078]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        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 equal-area mapping - Europe-Africa-centred."],
        AREA["World."],
        BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
    ID["EPSG",8857]]

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  "type": "ProjectedCRS",
  "name": "WGS 84 / Equal Earth Greenwich",
  "base_crs": {
    "name": "WGS 84",
    "datum_ensemble": {
      "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
      "members": [
        {
          "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": "Equal Earth Greenwich",
    "method": {
      "name": "Equal Earth",
      "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 1078
      }
    },
    "parameters": [
      {
        "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
        "value": 0,
        "unit": "degree",
        "id": {
          "authority": "EPSG",
          "code": 8802
        }
      },
      {
        "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 equal-area mapping - Europe-Africa-centred.",
  "area": "World.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": -90,
    "west_longitude": -180,
    "north_latitude": 90,
    "east_longitude": 180
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 8857
  }
}