EPSG:1420

Greenland Reference 1996 (1996)

Attributes

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: First realization of GR96. Replaces Ammassalik 1958, Qoornoq 1927 and Scoresbysund 1952. Replaced by GR96(2021).

Area of use: Greenland - onshore and offshore.

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WGS84 bounds:
7.99 56.38
-75.0 87.02

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Greenland_Reference_1996_1996",
    SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","1420"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Greenland Reference 1996 (1996)",
    ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ANCHOREPOCH[1996.62],
    ID["EPSG",1420]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Greenland_Reference_1996_1996",
    SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Greenland Reference 1996 (1996)",
    "anchor_epoch": 1996.62,
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "GRS 1980",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Greenland - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 56.38,
        "west_longitude": -75,
        "north_latitude": 87.02,
        "east_longitude": 7.99
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 1420
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

1420-datum=DATUM["Greenland_Reference_1996_1996",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1420"]]