EPSG:4968 DEPRECATED

RGNC 1991

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: RGNC 1991

Datum: Reseau Geodesique Nouvelle Caledonie 1991

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Service Topographique de la Nouvelle Caledonie

Revision date: 2004-01-05

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Supersedes older local geographic 2D systems IGN56 Lifou, IGN72 Grande Terre, ST87 Ouvea, IGN53 Mare, ST84 Ile des Pins, ST71 Belep and NEA74 Noumea (CRS codes 463, 4635, 4650-53 and 4662).

Area of use: New Caledonia - onshore and offshore. Isle de Pins, Loyalty Islands, Huon Islands, Belep archipelago, Chesterfield Islands, and Walpole.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 3D CS (geocentric). Axes: geocentric X Y Z. Orientations: X and Y in equatorial plane, X positive through intersection with prime meridian, Y through 0°N 90°E. Z axis parallel to mean earth rotation axis and positive towards North Pole. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
-5774853.24 1518775.44

Projected bounds:
-6136323.92 569526.74
-5230356.39 2483751.14

WGS84 bounds:
156.25 -26.45
174.28 -14.83

New Caledonia - onshore and offshore. Isle de Pins, Loyalty Islands, Huon Islands, Belep archipelago, Chesterfield Islands, and Walpole.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOCCS["RGNC 1991 (deprecated)",
    DATUM["Reseau_Geodesique_Nouvelle_Caledonie_1991",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6645"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4968"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEODCRS["RGNC 1991",
    DATUM["Reseau Geodesique Nouvelle Caledonie 1991",
        ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[Cartesian,3],
        AXIS["(X)",geocentricX,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(Y)",geocentricY,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["(Z)",geocentricZ,
            ORDER[3],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["New Caledonia - onshore and offshore. Isle de Pins, Loyalty Islands, Huon Islands, Belep archipelago, Chesterfield Islands, and Walpole."],
        BBOX[-26.45,156.25,-14.83,174.28]],
    ID["EPSG",4968]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=geocent +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4968","+proj=geocent +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticCRS",
    "name": "RGNC 1991",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Reseau Geodesique Nouvelle Caledonie 1991",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "International 1924",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
            "inverse_flattening": 297
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "Cartesian",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geocentric X",
                "abbreviation": "X",
                "direction": "geocentricX",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geocentric Y",
                "abbreviation": "Y",
                "direction": "geocentricY",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geocentric Z",
                "abbreviation": "Z",
                "direction": "geocentricZ",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "New Caledonia - onshore and offshore. Isle de Pins, Loyalty Islands, Huon Islands, Belep archipelago, Chesterfield Islands, and Walpole.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -26.45,
        "west_longitude": 156.25,
        "north_latitude": -14.83,
        "east_longitude": 174.28
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4968
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4968=GEOCCS["RGNC 1991 (deprecated)",DATUM["Reseau_Geodesique_Nouvelle_Caledonie_1991",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6645"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4968"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=geocent"
	"ellps=intl"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=geocent +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=geocent +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4968, 'EPSG', 4968, '+proj=geocent +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOCCS["RGNC 1991 (deprecated)",DATUM["Reseau_Geodesique_Nouvelle_Caledonie_1991",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6645"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4968"]]');