EPSG:4327 DEPRECATED

WGS 84 (geographic 3D)

Attributes

Unit: degree minute second hemisphere

Geodetic CRS: WGS 84 (geographic 3D)

Datum: World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble

Data source: EPSG

Information source: NIMA TR8350.2 January 2000 revision. http://164.214.2.59/GandG/tr8350_2.html

Revision date: 2002-06-22

Scope: Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system.

Area of use: World.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 3D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude, ellipsoidal height. Orientations: north, east, up. UoM: DMSH, DMSH, m.

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Center coordinates
0.0 0.0

Projected bounds:
-180.0 -90.0
180.0 90.0

WGS84 bounds:
-180.0 -90.0
180.0 90.0

World.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["WGS 84 (geographic 3D)",
    ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
        MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
        ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,3],
        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]],
        AXIS["ellipsoidal height (h)",up,
            ORDER[3],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system."],
        AREA["World."],
        BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
    ID["EPSG",4327]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_84_geographic_3D",
    DATUM["D_WGS_1984",
        SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],
    LINUNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4327","+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "WGS 84 (geographic 3D)",
    "datum_ensemble": {
        "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
        "members": [
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1166
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1152
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1153
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1154
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1155
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1156
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 1309
                }
            }
        ],
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "WGS 84",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
            "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563
        },
        "accuracy": "2.0",
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 6326
        }
    },
    "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
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Ellipsoidal height",
                "abbreviation": "h",
                "direction": "up",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system.",
    "area": "World.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -90,
        "west_longitude": -180,
        "north_latitude": 90,
        "east_longitude": 180
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4327
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"datum=WGS84"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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<Map srs="+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>