EPSG:4606

St. Lucia 1955

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 3 stations. Accuracy 1m in each axis.

Information source: US NGA GeoTrans software v3.4 and NGA Standard 0036 v1.0.0 of 2014-07-08.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: St. Lucia 1955

Datum: St. Lucia 1955

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (RGS)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2004-01-06

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: St Lucia - onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
-60.97 13.91

WGS84 bounds:
-61.13 13.66
-60.82 14.16

St Lucia - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["St. Lucia 1955",
    DATUM["St_Lucia_1955",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],
        TOWGS84[-153,153,307,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4606"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["St. Lucia 1955",
    DATUM["St. Lucia 1955",
        ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
            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["St Lucia - onshore."],
        BBOX[13.66,-61.13,14.16,-60.82]],
    ID["EPSG",4606]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_St_Lucia_1955",
    DATUM["D_St_Lucia_1955",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-153,153,307,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4606","+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-153,153,307,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "St. Lucia 1955",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "St. Lucia 1955",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Clarke 1880 (RGS)",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378249.145,
            "inverse_flattening": 293.465
        }
    },
    "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": "St Lucia - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 13.66,
        "west_longitude": -61.13,
        "north_latitude": 14.16,
        "east_longitude": -60.82
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4606
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4606=GEOGCS["St. Lucia 1955",DATUM["St_Lucia_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-153,153,307,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4606"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"a=6378249.145"
	"rf=293.465"
	"towgs84=-153,153,307,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-153,153,307,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4606, 'EPSG', 4606, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-153,153,307,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["St. Lucia 1955",DATUM["St_Lucia_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-153,153,307,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4606"]]');