EPSG:4720

Fiji 1986

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Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Horizontal accuracy 2m, vertical accuracy approximately 40 metres. Suitable for GIS mapping purposes but not rigorous surveying. Very similar results may be obtained through Fiji 1986 to WGS 84 (1) (tfm code 15876).

Information source: Fiji Forest Department via SOPAC

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Fiji 1986

Datum: Fiji Geodetic Datum 1986

Ellipsoid: WGS 72

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Department of Lands and Survey, Fiji.

Revision date: 2006-07-14

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Replaces Viti Levu 1912 (CRS code 4752), Vanua Levu 1915 (CRS code 4748) and Fiji 1956 (CRS code 4721).

Area of use: Fiji - onshore. Includes Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni, the Yasawa Group, the Kadavu Group, the Lau Islands and Rotuma Islands.

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

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Center coordinates
178.52 -17.66

WGS84 bounds:
176.81 -19.22
-179.77 -16.1

Fiji - onshore - Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Viti Levu and and immediately adjacent smaller islands of Yasawa and Kandavu groups.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Fiji 1986",
    DATUM["Fiji_Geodetic_Datum_1986",
        SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26],
        TOWGS84[-35.173,136.571,-36.964,1.37,-0.842,-4.718,-1.537]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4720"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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            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[
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                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)"],
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            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
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                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
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        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",136.571,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-4.718,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Fiji_1986",
    DATUM["D_Fiji_1986",
        SPHEROID["WGS_1972",6378135.0,298.26]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +towgs84=-35.173,136.571,-36.964,1.37,-0.842,-4.718,-1.537 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=WGS72"
	"towgs84=-35.173,136.571,-36.964,1.37,-0.842,-4.718,-1.537"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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