Geodetic CRS: MAGNA-SIRGAS 2018
Datum: Marco Geocentrico Nacional de Referencia 2018
Ellipsoid: GRS 1980
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Instituto Geografico Agustin Codazzi (IGAC) Resolution 515 of 2026, http://www.igac.gov.co/ and Liu et al. "High-resolution regional gravity field modeling ...", Earth, Planets and Space (2024) 76:35, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40623-024-01981-1
Revision date: 2026-07-20
Scope: Reversible geoid model transformation.
Remarks: Reversible alternative to MAGNA-SIRGAS 2018 + COLGVD2023 height (1) (code 11896).
Method: Geog3D to Geog2D+GravityRelatedHeight (txt)
Area of use: Colombia - mainland onshore.
Description: (0,)
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: PROJ.4
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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)
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Definition: JSON
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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile
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Definition: Mapnik
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