EPSG:4738

Hong Kong 1963

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Hong Kong 1963

Datum: Hong Kong 1963

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1858

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department. Http://www.info.gov.hk/landsd/

Revision date: 2006-02-03

Scope: Topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaced by Hong Kong 1963(67) (CRS code 4839) for military purposes only. For all purposes, replaced by Hong Kong 1980 (CRS code 4611).

Area of use: China - Hong Kong - onshore and offshore.

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

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Center coordinates
114.14 22.35

WGS84 bounds:
113.76 22.13
114.51 22.58

China - Hong Kong - onshore and offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Hong Kong 1963",
    DATUM["Hong_Kong_1963",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1858",6378293.64520876,294.260676369261,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7007"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6738"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4738"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Hong Kong 1963",
    DATUM["Hong Kong 1963",
        ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1858",20926348,294.260676369261,
            LENGTHUNIT["Clarke's foot",0.3047972654]]],
    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["China - Hong Kong - onshore and offshore."],
        BBOX[22.13,113.76,22.58,114.51]],
    ID["EPSG",4738]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Hong_Kong_1963",
    DATUM["D_Hong_Kong_1963",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1858",6378293.64520876,294.260676369261]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378293.64520876 +b=6356617.98767984 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4738","+proj=longlat +a=6378293.64520876 +b=6356617.98767984 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Hong Kong 1963",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Hong Kong 1963",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Clarke 1858",
            "semi_major_axis": {
                "value": 20926348,
                "unit": {
                    "type": "LinearUnit",
                    "name": "Clarke's foot",
                    "conversion_factor": 0.3047972654
                }
            },
            "semi_minor_axis": {
                "value": 20855233,
                "unit": {
                    "type": "LinearUnit",
                    "name": "Clarke's foot",
                    "conversion_factor": 0.3047972654
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "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": "China - Hong Kong - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 22.13,
        "west_longitude": 113.76,
        "north_latitude": 22.58,
        "east_longitude": 114.51
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4738
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4738=GEOGCS["Hong Kong 1963",DATUM["Hong_Kong_1963",SPHEROID["Clarke 1858",6378293.64520876,294.260676369261,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7007"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6738"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4738"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"a=6378293.64520876"
	"b=6356617.98767984"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +a=6378293.64520876 +b=6356617.98767984 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4738, 'EPSG', 4738, '+proj=longlat +a=6378293.64520876 +b=6356617.98767984 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Hong Kong 1963",DATUM["Hong_Kong_1963",SPHEROID["Clarke 1858",6378293.64520876,294.260676369261,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7007"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6738"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4738"]]');