EPSG:5138

Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)

Attributes

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain

Revision date: 2020-07-24

Scope: Geodesy, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Considered as separate from Newlyn because the accuracy of the trigonometric connection across the Pentland Firth does not meet geodetic levelling specifications. Orthometric heights.

Area of use: United Kingdom (UK) - Great Britain - Scotland - Orkney Islands onshore.

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WGS84 bounds:
-2.34 58.72
-3.48 59.41

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

VERT_DATUM["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)",2005,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5138"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

VDATUM["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)",
    ID["EPSG",5138]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

VDATUM["Ordnance_Datum_Newlyn_Orkney_Isles"]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)",
    "scope": "Geodesy, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "United Kingdom (UK) - Great Britain - Scotland - Orkney Islands onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 58.72,
        "west_longitude": -3.48,
        "north_latitude": 59.41,
        "east_longitude": -2.34
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 5138
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

5138-datum=VERT_DATUM["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5138"]]