Topographic mapping.
Used for the geographic coordinates overprinted on topographic maps constructed on the CH1903 / LV03 projected CS (code 21781).
Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
GEOGCS["Bern 1938", DATUM["Bern_1938", SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6306"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4306"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
GEOGCRS["Bern 1938", DATUM["Bern 1938", ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128, 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["Topographic mapping."], AREA["Liechtenstein; Switzerland."], BBOX[45.82,5.96,47.81,10.49]], ID["EPSG",4306]]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "GeographicCRS", "name": "Bern 1938", "datum": { "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame", "name": "Bern 1938", "ellipsoid": { "name": "Bessel 1841", "semi_major_axis": 6377397.155, "inverse_flattening": 299.1528128 } }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [ { "name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree" }, { "name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree" } ] }, "scope": "Topographic mapping.", "area": "Liechtenstein; Switzerland.", "bbox": { "south_latitude": 45.82, "west_longitude": 5.96, "north_latitude": 47.81, "east_longitude": 10.49 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 4306 } }
Definition: GeoServer
4306=GEOGCS["Bern 1938",DATUM["Bern_1938",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6306"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4306"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4306, 'EPSG', 4306, '+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Bern 1938",DATUM["Bern_1938",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6306"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4306"]]');