EPSG:4717

Cape Canaveral

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  • North America , accuracy 6.0 m, code 15804 (default) [3]

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 19 satellite stations. Accuracy +/- 3 m in each axis.

Information source: DMA / NIMA / NGA TR8350.2 (3rd edition, Amendment 1, 3 January 2000)

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Cape Canaveral

Datum: Cape Canaveral

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: DMA / NIMA / NGA TR8350.2 (3rd edition, January 2000).

Revision date: 2006-01-26

Scope: US space and military operations.

Area of use: North America - onshore - Bahamas and USA - Florida (east).

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

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Center coordinates
-77.51 25.84

WGS84 bounds:
-82.33 20.86
-72.68 30.83

North America - onshore - Bahamas and USA - Florida (east).
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Cape Canaveral",
    DATUM["Cape_Canaveral",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],
        TOWGS84[-2,151,181,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4717"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Cape Canaveral",
    DATUM["Cape Canaveral",
        ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
            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["US space and military operations."],
        AREA["North America - onshore - Bahamas and USA - Florida (east)."],
        BBOX[20.86,-82.33,30.83,-72.68]],
    ID["EPSG",4717]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Cape_Canaveral",
    DATUM["D_Cape_Canaveral",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-2,151,181,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4717","+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-2,151,181,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Cape Canaveral",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Cape Canaveral",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Clarke 1866",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378206.4,
            "inverse_flattening": 294.978698213898
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "US space and military operations.",
    "area": "North America - onshore - Bahamas and USA - Florida (east).",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 20.86,
        "west_longitude": -82.33,
        "north_latitude": 30.83,
        "east_longitude": -72.68
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4717
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4717=GEOGCS["Cape Canaveral",DATUM["Cape_Canaveral",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-2,151,181,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4717"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=clrk66"
	"towgs84=-2,151,181,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-2,151,181,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-2,151,181,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4717, 'EPSG', 4717, '+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-2,151,181,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Cape Canaveral",DATUM["Cape_Canaveral",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-2,151,181,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4717"]]');