EPSG:8898 - Hooray!

Attributes

Unit

metre

Scope

Geodesy.

Remarks

None

Area of use

Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi.

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

Datum: Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996

Coordinate System: cartesian

Projection: Undefined

Geodetic CRS: Undefined

Export

GEODCRS["RGWF96",
    DATUM["Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996",
        ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[Cartesian,3],
        AXIS["(X)",geocentricX,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(Y)",geocentricY,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(Z)",geocentricZ,
            ORDER[3],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi."],
        BBOX[-15.94,179.49,-9.84,-174.27]],
    ID["EPSG",8898]]

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  "type": "GeodeticCRS",
  "name": "RGWF96",
  "datum": {
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996",
    "ellipsoid": {
      "name": "GRS 1980",
      "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
      "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
    }
  },
  "coordinate_system": {
    "subtype": "Cartesian",
    "axis": [
      {
        "name": "Geocentric X",
        "abbreviation": "X",
        "direction": "geocentricX",
        "unit": "metre"
      },
      {
        "name": "Geocentric Y",
        "abbreviation": "Y",
        "direction": "geocentricY",
        "unit": "metre"
      },
      {
        "name": "Geocentric Z",
        "abbreviation": "Z",
        "direction": "geocentricZ",
        "unit": "metre"
      }
    ]
  },
  "scope": "Geodesy.",
  "area": "Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi.",
  "bbox": {
    "south_latitude": -15.94,
    "west_longitude": 179.49,
    "north_latitude": -9.84,
    "east_longitude": -174.27
  },
  "id": {
    "authority": "EPSG",
    "code": 8898
  }
}