EPSG:9920 - OSGB36 / British National Grid + BI height

Attributes


Unit

metre

Scope

Spatial referencing.

Remarks

None

Area of use

United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore.

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

Datum: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936

Coordinate System: Undefined

Projection: Undefined

Geodetic CRS: Undefined

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    PROJCRS["OSGB36 / British National Grid",
        BASEGEOGCRS["OSGB36",
            DATUM["Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936",
                ELLIPSOID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            ID["EPSG",4277]],
        CONVERSION["British National Grid",
            METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
                ID["EPSG",9807]],
            PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",49,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                ID["EPSG",8801]],
            PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-2,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                ID["EPSG",8802]],
            PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996012717,
                SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
                ID["EPSG",8805]],
            PARAMETER["False easting",400000,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                ID["EPSG",8806]],
            PARAMETER["False northing",-100000,
                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]]],
    VERTCRS["BI height",
        ENSEMBLE["British Isles height ensemble",
            MEMBER["Malin Head"],
            MEMBER["Belfast Lough"],
            MEMBER["Ordnance Datum Newlyn"],
            MEMBER["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Offshore)"],
            MEMBER["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)"],
            MEMBER["Lerwick"],
            MEMBER["Stornoway"],
            MEMBER["Douglas"],
            MEMBER["St. Marys"],
            ENSEMBLEACCURACY[0.4]],
        CS[vertical,1],
            AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Spatial referencing."],
        AREA["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."],
        BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]],
    ID["EPSG",9920]]
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          },
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          },
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            }
          },
          {
            "name": "Belfast Lough",
            "id": {
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              "code": 5131
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "Ordnance Datum Newlyn",
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              "code": 5101
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Offshore)",
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              "authority": "EPSG",
              "code": 1164
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)",
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              "code": 5138
            }
          },
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            }
          },
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            "name": "St. Marys",
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            }
          }
        ],
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        }
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            "unit": "metre"
          }
        ]
      }
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    "west_longitude": -9.01,
    "north_latitude": 61.01,
    "east_longitude": 2.01
  },
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    "authority": "EPSG",
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  }
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