EPSG:6747

Greenland 1996

Attributes

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen (KMS), Copenhagen.

Revision date: 2016-09-16

Scope: Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaces Ammassalik 1958, Qornoq 1927 and Scoresbysund 1952.

Area of use: Greenland - onshore and offshore.

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WGS84 bounds:
7.99 56.38
-75.0 87.02

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Greenland_1996",
    SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6747"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Greenland 1996",
    ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6747]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Greenland_1996",
    SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Greenland 1996",
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "GRS 1980",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy, cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Greenland - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 56.38,
        "west_longitude": -75,
        "north_latitude": 87.02,
        "east_longitude": 7.99
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6747
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6747-datum=DATUM["Greenland_1996",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6747"]]