EPSG:4277

OSGB36

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Available transformations
to EPSG:11009
EPSG:11009 - ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2009]

  • United Kingdom (UK) , accuracy 0.03 m, code 7709 (default) [grid]

Selected transformation

Name: OSGB36 to ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2009] (2)

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb

Remarks: Approximate alternative to official OSTN15 method (tfm code 7953). May be taken as approximate transformation OSGB36 to WGS 84 - see code 7710. Replaces OSGB36 to ETRS89 (1) (tfm code 5338).

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.

Revision date: 2025-10-17

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: OSGB36

Datum: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936

Ellipsoid: Airy 1830

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.

Revision date: 2021-03-18

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
-3.5 55.38

WGS84 bounds:
-9.01 49.75
2.01 61.01

United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

BOUNDCRS[
    SOURCECRS[
        GEOGCRS["OSGB36",
            DATUM["Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936",
                ELLIPSOID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,
                    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["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."],
                BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]],
            ID["EPSG",4277]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2009]",
            DATUM["OSNet v2009",
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ANCHOREPOCH[2009.756]],
            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["United Kingdom (UK) - Great Britain - England and Wales onshore, Scotland onshore and Western Isles nearshore including Sea of the Hebrides and The Minch; Isle of Man onshore."],
                BBOX[49.79,-8.82,60.94,1.92]],
            ID["EPSG",11009],
            REMARK["Horizontal component of second national realization of ETRS89 in Great Britain. Replaces ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2001] from 2016."]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["OSGB36 to ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2009] (2)",
        METHOD["NTv2",
            ID["EPSG",9615]],
        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Transformation of coordinates at 0.03m level of accuracy."],
            AREA["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."],
            BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]],
        ID["EPSG",7709],
        REMARK["Approximate alternative to official OSTN15 method (tfm code 7953). May be taken as approximate transformation OSGB36 to WGS 84 - see code 7710. Replaces OSGB36 to ETRS89 (1) (tfm code 5338)."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4277","+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "BoundCRS",
    "source_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "OSGB36",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "Airy 1830",
                "semi_major_axis": 6377563.396,
                "inverse_flattening": 299.3249646
            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4277
        }
    },
    "target_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2009]",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "OSNet v2009",
            "anchor_epoch": 2009.756,
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "GRS 1980",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
                "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 11009
        },
        "remarks": "Horizontal component of second national realization of ETRS89 in Great Britain. Replaces ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2001] from 2016."
    },
    "transformation": {
        "name": "OSGB36 to ETRS89-GBR [OSNet v2009] (2)",
        "method": {
            "name": "NTv2",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9615
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude and longitude difference file",
                "value": "OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8656
                }
            }
        ],
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 7709
        }
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=airy"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>