EPSG:4978

WGS 84

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Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: WGS 84

Datum: World Geodetic System 1984

Ellipsoid: WGS 84

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: OGP

Information source: NIMA TR8350.2 January 2000 revision. http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/

Revision date: 2006-08-25

Scope: Used by the GPS satellite navigation system.

Area of use: World.

Coordinate system: Earth centred, earth fixed, righthanded 3D coordinate system, consisting of 3 orthogonal axes with X and Y axes in the equatorial plane, positive Z-axis parallel to mean earth rotation axis and pointing towards North Pole. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
6378137.00 0.00

Projected bounds:
-557746.21 -973.45
-557746.21 973.45

WGS84 bounds:
-180.0 -90.0
180.0 90.0

World.
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Definition: Well Known Text (WKT)

GEOCCS["WGS 84",
    DATUM["WGS_1984",
        SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
    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","4978"]]

GEOCCS["WGS 84",
    DATUM["WGS_1984",
        SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
    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","4978"]]

Definition: ESRI WKT

GEOCCS["WGS 84",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Meter",1]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=geocent +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4978","+proj=geocent +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs");

Definition: OGC GML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gml:GeodeticCRS xmlns:epsg="urn:x-ogp:spec:schema-xsd:EPSG:1.0:dataset" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" gml:id="epsg-crs-4978">
   <gml:metaDataProperty>
      <epsg:CommonMetaData>
         <epsg:type>geocentric</epsg:type>
         <epsg:informationSource>NIMA TR8350.2 January 2000 revision. http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/</epsg:informationSource>
         <epsg:revisionDate>2006-08-25</epsg:revisionDate>
         <epsg:changes>
            <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2005.460" />
            <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2006.810" />
         </epsg:changes>
         <epsg:show>true</epsg:show>
         <epsg:isDeprecated>false</epsg:isDeprecated>
      </epsg:CommonMetaData>
   </gml:metaDataProperty>
   <gml:identifier codeSpace="OGP">urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4978</gml:identifier>
   <gml:name>WGS 84</gml:name>
   <gml:domainOfValidity xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:area:EPSG::1262" />
   <gml:scope>Used by the GPS satellite navigation system.</gml:scope>
   <gml:cartesianCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::6500" />
   <gml:geodeticDatum xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::6326" />
</gml:GeodeticCRS>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gml:GeodeticCRS xmlns:epsg="urn:x-ogp:spec:schema-xsd:EPSG:1.0:dataset" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" gml:id="epsg-crs-4978">
   <gml:metaDataProperty>
      <epsg:CommonMetaData>
         <epsg:type>geocentric</epsg:type>
         <epsg:informationSource>NIMA TR8350.2 January 2000 revision. http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/</epsg:informationSource>
         <epsg:revisionDate>2006-08-25</epsg:revisionDate>
         <epsg:changes>
            <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2005.460" />
            <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2006.810" />
         </epsg:changes>
         <epsg:show>true</epsg:show>
         <epsg:isDeprecated>false</epsg:isDeprecated>
      </epsg:CommonMetaData>
   </gml:metaDataProperty>
   <gml:identifier codeSpace="OGP">urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4978</gml:identifier>
   <gml:name>WGS 84</gml:name>
   <gml:domainOfValidity xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:area:EPSG::1262" />
   <gml:scope>Used by the GPS satellite navigation system.</gml:scope>
   <gml:cartesianCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::6500" />
   <gml:geodeticDatum xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::6326" />
</gml:GeodeticCRS>

Definition: GeoServer

4978=GEOCCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],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","4978"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=geocent"
	"datum=WGS84"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=geocent +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=geocent +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4978, 'EPSG', 4978, '+proj=geocent +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs ', 'GEOCCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],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","4978"]]');

Definition: OGC WKT

GEOCCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],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","4978"]]