EPSG:6242

Jamaica 1969

Attributes

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Survey Department, Government of Jamaica, 1983.

Revision date: 2008-06-24

Scope: Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Area of use: Jamaica - onshore.

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WGS84 bounds:
-76.17 17.64
-78.43 18.58

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Jamaica_1969",
    SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6242"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Jamaica 1969",
    ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6242]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Jamaica_1969",
    SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]]

Definition: JSON

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        "semi_major_axis": 6378206.4,
        "semi_minor_axis": 6356583.8
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Jamaica - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 17.64,
        "west_longitude": -78.43,
        "north_latitude": 18.58,
        "east_longitude": -76.17
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6242
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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