degree (supplier to define representation)
World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)
EPSG
NIMA TR8350.2 3rd edition amendment 1 January 2000. Also NGA STND 0036 v1.0.0 of 2014-10-27.
2019-07-17
Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system.
Replaces WGS 84 (Transit) (CRS code 7816) from 1994-06-29. Replaced by WGS84 (G873) (CRS code 7659) from 1997-01-29.
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
GEOGCRS["WGS 84 (G730)", DYNAMIC[ FRAMEEPOCH[1994]], DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)", ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], CS[ellipsoidal,3], AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north, ORDER[1], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east, ORDER[2], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], AXIS["ellipsoidal height (h)",up, ORDER[3], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system."], AREA["World."], BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]], ID["EPSG",7657]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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