EPSG:27700

OSGB36 / British National Grid -- United Kingdom Ordnance Survey

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb

Remarks: Parameter values taken from OSGB36 to ETRS89 (2) (tfm code 7709) assuming that ETRS89 is coincident with WGS 84 within the accuracy of the tfm. Replaces OSGB36 to WGS 84 (7) (tfm code 5339).

Information source: EPSG

Revision date: 2021-08-19

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: OSGB36

Datum: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936

Ellipsoid: Airy 1830

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.

Revision date: 2021-03-18

Center coordinates
305371.94 610575.38

Projected bounds:
-103976.3 -16703.87
652897.98 1199851.44

WGS84 bounds:
-9.0 49.75
2.01 61.01

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.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["OSGB36 / British National Grid",
    GEOGCS["OSGB36",
        DATUM["Ordnance_Survey_of_Great_Britain_1936",
            SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4277"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-2],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996012717],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",400000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","27700"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        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,-9,61.01,2.01]],
    ID["EPSG",27700]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["British_National_Grid",
    GEOGCS["GCS_OSGB_1936",
        DATUM["D_OSGB_1936",
            SPHEROID["Airy_1830",6377563.396,299.3249646],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",-100000.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-2.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996012717],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",49.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-2 +k=0.9996012717 +x_0=400000 +y_0=-100000 +ellps=airy +nadgrids=OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:27700","+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-2 +k=0.9996012717 +x_0=400000 +y_0=-100000 +ellps=airy +nadgrids=OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.5/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
    "name": "OSGB36 / British National Grid",
    "base_crs": {
        "name": "OSGB36",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "Airy 1830",
                "semi_major_axis": 6377563.396,
                "inverse_flattening": 299.3249646
            }
        },
        "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": 4277
        }
    },
    "conversion": {
        "name": "British National Grid",
        "method": {
            "name": "Transverse Mercator",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9807
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                "value": 49,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8801
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
                "value": -2,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8802
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
                "value": 0.9996012717,
                "unit": "unity",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8805
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False easting",
                "value": 400000,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8806
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False northing",
                "value": -100000,
                "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": "Engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "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": {
        "south_latitude": 49.75,
        "west_longitude": -9,
        "north_latitude": 61.01,
        "east_longitude": 2.01
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 27700
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=49"
	"lon_0=-2"
	"k=0.9996012717"
	"x_0=400000"
	"y_0=-100000"
	"ellps=airy"
	"nadgrids=OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-2 +k=0.9996012717 +x_0=400000 +y_0=-100000 +ellps=airy +nadgrids=OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-2 +k=0.9996012717 +x_0=400000 +y_0=-100000 +ellps=airy +nadgrids=OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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