EPSG:4272

NZGD49

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EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb

Remarks: Parameter file is from NZGD49 to NZGD2000 (3) (code 1568) and assumes WGS 84 is coincident with NZGD2000 to the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: NZGD49

Datum: New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: New Zealand Department of Lands and Surveys Technical Report No. 1; 1978.

Revision date: 2019-07-16

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Replaced by NZGD2000 (CRS code 4167) in March 2000.

Area of use: New Zealand - North Island, South Island, Stewart Island - onshore and nearshore.

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

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Center coordinates
172.57 -40.77

WGS84 bounds:
165.87 -47.65
179.27 -33.89

New Zealand - North Island, South Island, Stewart Island - onshore and nearshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["NZGD49",
    DATUM["New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_1949",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
        EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4272"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["NZGD49",
    DATUM["New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949",
        ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    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["Geodesy."],
        AREA["New Zealand - North Island, South Island, Stewart Island - onshore and nearshore."],
        BBOX[-47.65,165.87,-33.89,179.27]],
    ID["EPSG",4272]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_New_Zealand_1949",
    DATUM["D_New_Zealand_1949",
        SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0],
        EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +nadgrids=nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4272","+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +nadgrids=nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "NZGD49",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "International 1924",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
            "inverse_flattening": 297
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "New Zealand - North Island, South Island, Stewart Island - onshore and nearshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -47.65,
        "west_longitude": 165.87,
        "north_latitude": -33.89,
        "east_longitude": 179.27
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4272
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4272=GEOGCS["NZGD49",DATUM["New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_1949",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4272"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=intl"
	"nadgrids=nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +nadgrids=nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +nadgrids=nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4272, 'EPSG', 4272, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +nadgrids=nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["NZGD49",DATUM["New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_1949",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4272"]]');