EPSG:6279

OS (SN) 1980

Attributes

Ellipsoid: Airy 1830

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2008-06-24

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: Ireland - onshore. United Kingdom (UK) - onshore - England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland. Isle of Man.

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WGS84 bounds:
1.84 49.81
-10.56 60.9

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["OS_SN_1980",
    SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6279"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["OS (SN) 1980",
    ELLIPSOID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6279]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_OS_SN_1980",
    SPHEROID["Airy_1830",6377563.396,299.3249646]]

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "OS (SN) 1980",
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "Airy 1830",
        "semi_major_axis": 6377563.396,
        "inverse_flattening": 299.3249646
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Ireland - onshore. United Kingdom (UK) - onshore - England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland. Isle of Man.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 49.81,
        "west_longitude": -10.56,
        "north_latitude": 60.9,
        "east_longitude": 1.84
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6279
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6279-datum=DATUM["OS_SN_1980",SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6279"]]