Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Derived at 25 stations in 2007. Accuracy 2m in 2007. Due to significant tectonic activity in PNG, AGD66 and WGS 84 are separating by approximately 7cm per year.
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2020-03-14
112457.21 9231839.97
-27890.95 9081436.38
252041.89 9381477.96
142.24 -8.28
144.75 -5.59
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["AGD66 / AMG zone 55", GEOGCS["AGD66", DATUM["Australian_Geodetic_Datum_1966", SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25], TOWGS84[-124,-60,154,0,0,0,0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4202"]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0], PARAMETER["central_meridian",147], PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996], PARAMETER["false_easting",500000], PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","20255"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ PROJCRS["AGD66 / AMG zone 55", BASEGEOGCRS["AGD66", DATUM["Australian Geodetic Datum 1966", ELLIPSOID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4202]], CONVERSION["Australian Map Grid zone 55", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",147, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8805]], PARAMETER["False easting",500000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8806]], PARAMETER["False northing",10000000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8807]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["(E)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["(N)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."], AREA["Australia - onshore and offshore between 144°E and 150°E. Papua New Guinea (PNG) - onshore between 144°E and 150°E."], BBOX[-47.2,144,-1.3,150.01]], ID["EPSG",20255]]], TARGETCRS[ GEOGCRS["WGS 84", ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"], ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], CS[ellipsoidal,2], AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north, ORDER[1], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east, ORDER[2], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."], AREA["World."], BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]], ID["EPSG",4326]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84", METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)", ID["EPSG",9606]], PARAMETER["X-axis translation",-124, ID["EPSG",8605]], PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",-60, ID["EPSG",8606]], PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",154, ID["EPSG",8607]], PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8608]], PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8609]], PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8610]], PARAMETER["Scale difference",1, ID["EPSG",8611]]]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["AGD_1966_AMG_Zone_55", GEOGCS["GCS_Australian_1966", DATUM["D_Australian_1966", SPHEROID["Australian",6378160.0,298.25]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",147.0], PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
20255=PROJCS["AGD66 / AMG zone 55",GEOGCS["AGD66",DATUM["Australian_Geodetic_Datum_1966",SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-124,-60,154,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4202"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",147],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","20255"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-124,-60,154,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-124,-60,154,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 20255, 'EPSG', 20255, '+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-124,-60,154,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["AGD66 / AMG zone 55",GEOGCS["AGD66",DATUM["Australian_Geodetic_Datum_1966",SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-124,-60,154,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4202"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",147],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","20255"]]');