EPSG:11513

COLGVD2023 height

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: COLGVD2023 height

Datum: Colombian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2023

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IGAC Resolution 515 of 2026, Subdirectorate of Cartography and Geodesy, Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi (IGAC), Colombia, https://www.igac.gov.co

Revision date: 2026-07-20

Scope: Geodesy, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Colombia’s gravity-based vertical datum, in accordance with the conventions of the International Height Reference System (IHRS) (Normal Heights).

Area of use: Colombia - mainland onshore.

Coordinate system: Vertical CS. Axis: height (H). Orientation: up. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
4.14 -72.98

Projected bounds:
-4.23 -79.1
12.52 -66.87

WGS84 bounds:
-79.1 -4.23
-66.87 12.52

Colombia - mainland onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

VERT_CS["COLGVD2023 height",
    VERT_DATUM["Colombian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2023",2005,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1464"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","11513"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

VERTCRS["COLGVD2023 height",
    VDATUM["Colombian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2023"],
    CS[vertical,1],
        AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy, engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["Colombia - mainland onshore."],
        BBOX[-4.23,-79.1,12.52,-66.87]],
    ID["EPSG",11513]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

VERTCS["COLGVD2023_height",
    VDATUM["Colombian_Geodetic_Vertical_Datum_2023"],
    PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:11513","+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "VerticalCRS",
    "name": "COLGVD2023 height",
    "datum": {
        "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Colombian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2023"
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "vertical",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Gravity-related height",
                "abbreviation": "H",
                "direction": "up",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy, engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Colombia - mainland onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -4.23,
        "west_longitude": -79.1,
        "north_latitude": 12.52,
        "east_longitude": -66.87
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 11513
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

11513=VERT_CS["COLGVD2023 height",VERT_DATUM["Colombian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2023",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","1464"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","11513"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"vunits=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 11513, 'EPSG', 11513, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["COLGVD2023 height",VERT_DATUM["Colombian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2023",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","1464"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","11513"]]');