EPSG:4169

American Samoa 1962

Available transformations
to EPSG:4326
EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Grid Files: wshpgn.las wshpgn.los

Remarks: Transformation actually to NAD83(HARN), but for many purposes NAD83(HARNS) can be considered to be coincident with WGS 84.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2000-10-19

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: American Samoa 1962

Datum: American Samoa 1962

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: NIMA TR8350.2 revision of January 2000 and ftp://ftp.ngs.noaa.gov/pub/pcsoft/nadcon/samoa_readme.txt

Revision date: 2005-05-21

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: American Samoa - Tutuila, Aunu'u, Ofu, Olesega and Ta'u islands.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
-170.69 -14.32

WGS84 bounds:
-170.88 -14.43
-170.51 -14.2

American Samoa - Tutuila island.
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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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