EPSG systems

EPSG:4326 WGS 84

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: World (by country). Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

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System record
CodeEPSG:4326
NameWGS 84
TypeGeographic system
Area of use World (by country)
World: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bonaire, Saint Eustasius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (K
Bounds W -180,00° · S -90,00° · E 180,00° · N 90,00°
Countries World
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeHorizontal component of 3D system.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4326.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

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Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.