EPSG:8899

RGWF96

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: RGWF96

Datum: Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IGN Paris.

Revision date: 2019-02-27

Scope: Geodesy; air, land and sea navigation and safety of life purposes.

Remarks: See CRS code 8901 for alternate system with horizontal axes reversed used by IGN for GIS purposes.

Area of use: Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 3D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude, ellipsoidal height. Orientations: north, east, up. UoM: degree, degree, metre.

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Center coordinates
-177.39 -12.89

Projected bounds:
179.49 -15.94
-174.27 -9.84

WGS84 bounds:
179.49 -15.94
-174.27 -9.84

Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["RGWF96",
    DATUM["Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996",
        ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
            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; air, land and sea navigation and safety of life purposes."],
        AREA["Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi."],
        BBOX[-15.94,179.49,-9.84,-174.27]],
    ID["EPSG",8899]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["RGWF96_3D",
    DATUM["Reseau_Geodesique_de_Wallis_et_Futuna_1996",
        SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
    LINUNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:8899","+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "RGWF96",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "GRS 1980",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
            "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Ellipsoidal height",
                "abbreviation": "h",
                "direction": "up",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy; air, land and sea navigation and safety of life purposes.",
    "area": "Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -15.94,
        "west_longitude": 179.49,
        "north_latitude": -9.84,
        "east_longitude": -174.27
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 8899
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>