EPSG:4248 PSAD56
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: South America - PSAD56 by country. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4248 |
|---|---|
| Name | PSAD56 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
South America - PSAD56 by country Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore. |
| Bounds | W -81,41° · S -43,50° · E -47,99° · N 12,68° |
| Also covers | Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Curaçao, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela |
| Datum | Provisional South American Datum 1956 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | PSAD56 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1201) — accuracy 42 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-288,175,-376 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4248.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Provisional_S_American_1956",DATUM["D_Provisional_S_American_1956",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Aruba
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.