EPSG:6322

World Geodetic System 1972

Attributes

Ellipsoid: WGS 72

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: NIMA http://earth-info.nima.mil/

Revision date: 2020-08-31

Scope: Satellite navigation.

Remarks: Used by GPS before 1987. For Transit satellite positioning see also WGS 72BE.

Area of use: World.

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WGS84 bounds:
179.9 -85.0
-179.9 85.0

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",
    SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DYNAMIC[
    FRAMEEPOCH[1972]],
DATUM["World Geodetic System 1972",
    ELLIPSOID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6322]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_WGS_1972",
    SPHEROID["WGS_1972",6378135.0,298.26]]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "DynamicGeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "World Geodetic System 1972",
    "frame_reference_epoch": 1972,
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "WGS 72",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378135,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.26
    },
    "scope": "Satellite navigation.",
    "area": "World.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -90,
        "west_longitude": -180,
        "north_latitude": 90,
        "east_longitude": 180
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6322
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6322-datum=DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]]