EPSG:6359

NGVD29 depth (ftUS)

Attributes

Unit: US survey foot

Geodetic CRS: NGVD29 height (ftUS)

Datum: National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929

Data source: EPSG

Information source: National Geodetic Survey, http://www.ngs.noaa.gov

Revision date: 2021-04-20

Scope: Geodesy, engineering survey.

Remarks: Replaced by NAVD88 depth (ftUS) (CRS code 6358).

Area of use: United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming.

Coordinate system: Vertical CS. Axis: depth (D). Orientation: down. UoM: ftUS.

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Center coordinates
36.9 -95.85

Projected bounds:
24.41 -124.79
49.38 -66.91

WGS84 bounds:
-124.79 24.41
-66.91 49.38

United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

VERT_CS["NGVD29 depth (ftUS)",
    VERT_DATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929",2005,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","5102"]],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],
    AXIS["Depth",DOWN],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6359"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

VERTCRS["NGVD29 depth (ftUS)",
    VDATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"],
    CS[vertical,1],
        AXIS["depth (D)",down,
            LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy, engineering survey."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming."],
        BBOX[24.41,-124.79,49.38,-66.91]],
    ID["EPSG",6359]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

VERTCS["NGVD29_depth",
    VDATUM["National_Geodetic_Vertical_Datum_1929"],
    PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Direction",-1.0],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:6359","+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "VerticalCRS",
    "name": "NGVD29 depth (ftUS)",
    "datum": {
        "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
        "name": "National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929"
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "vertical",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Depth",
                "abbreviation": "D",
                "direction": "down",
                "unit": {
                    "type": "LinearUnit",
                    "name": "US survey foot",
                    "conversion_factor": 0.304800609601219
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy, engineering survey.",
    "area": "United States (USA) - CONUS onshore - Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 24.41,
        "west_longitude": -124.79,
        "north_latitude": 49.38,
        "east_longitude": -66.91
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6359
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6359=VERT_CS["NGVD29 depth (ftUS)",VERT_DATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5102"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],AXIS["Depth",DOWN],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6359"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"vunits=us-ft"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 6359, 'EPSG', 6359, '+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["NGVD29 depth (ftUS)",VERT_DATUM["National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5102"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],AXIS["Depth",DOWN],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6359"]]');