Ellipsoid: GRS 1980
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Information source: GeoNote 13: "GR96", Danish Agency for Climate Data, https://www.klimadatastyrelsen.dk/
Revision date: 2025-07-15
Scope: Geodesy.
Remarks: Second realization of GR96. Replaces GR96(1996). Frame epoch remains 1996.62.
Area of use: Greenland - onshore and offshore.
Definition: JSON
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