World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)

Attributes

Ellipsoid: WGS 84

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: DMA TR8350.2, .

Revision date: 2020-08-31

Scope: Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system.

Remarks: The NSWC 9Z-2 origin shifted by -4.5 m along the Z-axis, scale changed by -0.6 x 10E-6 and the reference meridian rotated westward by 0.814" to be aligned to the BTS at epoch 1984.0. Replaced by World Geodetic System 1984 (G730) from 1994-06-29.

Area of use: World.

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WGS84 bounds:
179.9 -85.0
-179.9 85.0

Definition: OGC Well Known Text

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DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",
    SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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DYNAMIC[
    FRAMEEPOCH[1984]],
DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
    ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",1166]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

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DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_(Transit)",
    SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]]

Definition: JSON

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{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "DynamicGeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
    "frame_reference_epoch": 1984,
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "WGS 84",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system.",
    "area": "World.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -90,
        "west_longitude": -180,
        "north_latitude": 90,
        "east_longitude": 180
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 1166
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

1166-datum=DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]]

EPSG:1166