EPSG:4287 DEPRECATED

Qornoq

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 2 stations.

Information source: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency TR8350.2 September 1987.

Revision date: 1996-10-18

Attributes

Unit: degree minute second hemisphere

Geodetic CRS: Qornoq

Datum: Qornoq

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1995-06-02

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: Greenland - onshore and offshore.

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

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Center coordinates
-47.5 65.88

WGS84 bounds:
-55.0 59.75
-40.0 72.0

Greenland - south of 72°N.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Qornoq",
    DATUM["Qornoq",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
        TOWGS84[164,138,-189,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4287"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Qornoq",
    DATUM["Qornoq",
        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 minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Long)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Greenland - onshore and offshore."],
        BBOX[56.38,-75,87.02,7.99]],
    ID["EPSG",4287]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Qornoq",
    DATUM["D_Qornoq",
        SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=164,138,-189,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4287","+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=164,138,-189,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Qornoq",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Qornoq",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "International 1924",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
            "inverse_flattening": 297
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": {
                    "type": "AngularUnit",
                    "name": "degree minute second hemisphere",
                    "conversion_factor": 0.0174532925199433
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Long",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": {
                    "type": "AngularUnit",
                    "name": "degree minute second hemisphere",
                    "conversion_factor": 0.0174532925199433
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "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": 4287
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4287=GEOGCS["Qornoq",DATUM["Qornoq",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[164,138,-189,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4287"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=164,138,-189,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=164,138,-189,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=164,138,-189,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4287, 'EPSG', 4287, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=164,138,-189,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Qornoq",DATUM["Qornoq",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[164,138,-189,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4287"]]');