EPSG:8903

Paris

Attributes

Unit: grad

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Institut Geographique National (IGN); Paris

Revision date: 2022-02-03

Remarks: Conventional value of 0h 9m 20.935s = 2°20'14.025" adopted by IGN (Paris) in 1936 converted to grads. Preferred by EPSG to earlier value of 2°20'13.95" (2.596898 grads) used by RGS London (prime meridian code 8914).

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PRIMEM["Paris",2.33722917,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8903"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PRIMEM["Paris",2.5969213,
    ANGLEUNIT["grad",0.0157079632679489],
    ID["EPSG",8903]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PRIMEM["Paris",2.33722917]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "PrimeMeridian",
    "name": "Paris",
    "longitude": {
        "value": 2.5969213,
        "unit": {
            "type": "AngularUnit",
            "name": "grad",
            "conversion_factor": 0.0157079632679489
        }
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 8903
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

8903-primem=PRIMEM["Paris",2.33722917,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8903"]]