Spatial referencing.
BI height is based on an ensemble including ODN, ODN (Offshore) and island vertical datums.
305055.15 610582.2
-104728.76 -16703.89
688806.01 1256616.32
-9.01 49.75
2.01 61.01
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
COMPD_CS["OSGB36 / British National Grid + BI height", PROJCS["OSGB36 / British National Grid", GEOGCS["OSGB36", DATUM["Ordnance_Survey_of_Great_Britain_1936", SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6277"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4277"]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49], PARAMETER["central_meridian",-2], PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996012717], PARAMETER["false_easting",400000], PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Easting",EAST], AXIS["Northing",NORTH], AUTHORITY["EPSG","27700"]], VERT_CS["BI height", VERT_DATUM["British Isles height ensemble",2005, AUTHORITY["EPSG","1288"]], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP], AUTHORITY["EPSG","9451"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","9920"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
COMPOUNDCRS["OSGB36 / British National Grid + BI height", PROJCRS["OSGB36 / British National Grid", BASEGEOGCRS["OSGB36", DATUM["Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936", ELLIPSOID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4277]], CONVERSION["British National Grid", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",49, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-2, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996012717, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8805]], PARAMETER["False easting",400000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8806]], PARAMETER["False northing",-100000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8807]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["(E)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["(N)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], VERTCRS["BI height", ENSEMBLE["British Isles height ensemble", MEMBER["Malin Head"], MEMBER["Belfast Lough"], MEMBER["Ordnance Datum Newlyn"], MEMBER["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Offshore)"], MEMBER["Ordnance Datum Newlyn (Orkney Isles)"], MEMBER["Lerwick"], MEMBER["Stornoway"], MEMBER["Douglas"], MEMBER["St. Marys"], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[0.4]], CS[vertical,1], AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Spatial referencing."], AREA["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."], BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]], ID["EPSG",9920]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["British_National_Grid", GEOGCS["GCS_OSGB_1936", DATUM["D_OSGB_1936", SPHEROID["Airy_1830",6377563.396,299.3249646]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",-100000.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-2.0], PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996012717], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",49.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]], VERTCS["BI_height", VDATUM["British_Isles_height_ensemble"], PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0], PARAMETER["Direction",1.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
9920=COMPD_CS["OSGB36 / British National Grid + BI height",PROJCS["OSGB36 / British National Grid",GEOGCS["OSGB36",DATUM["Ordnance_Survey_of_Great_Britain_1936",SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6277"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4277"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-2],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996012717],PARAMETER["false_easting",400000],PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","27700"]],VERT_CS["BI height",VERT_DATUM["British Isles height ensemble",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","1288"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9451"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9920"]]
Definition: Mapnik
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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 9920, 'EPSG', 9920, '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49 +lon_0=-2 +k=0.9996012717 +x_0=400000 +y_0=-100000 +ellps=airy +units=m +vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'COMPD_CS["OSGB36 / British National Grid + BI height",PROJCS["OSGB36 / British National Grid",GEOGCS["OSGB36",DATUM["Ordnance_Survey_of_Great_Britain_1936",SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6277"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4277"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-2],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996012717],PARAMETER["false_easting",400000],PARAMETER["false_northing",-100000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","27700"]],VERT_CS["BI height",VERT_DATUM["British Isles height ensemble",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","1288"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9451"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9920"]]');