EPSG:4638 Saint Pierre et Miquelon 1950
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: St Pierre and Miquelon - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4638 |
|---|---|
| Name | Saint Pierre et Miquelon 1950 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | St Pierre and Miquelon - onshore |
| Bounds | W -56,48° · S 46,69° · E -56,07° · N 47,19° |
| Countries | St. Pierre & Miquelon |
| Datum | Saint Pierre et Miquelon 1950 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Saint Pierre et Miquelon 1950 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:8270) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=11.363,424.148,373.13 +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:4638.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Saint_Pierre_et_Miquelon_1950",DATUM["D_Saint_Pierre_et_Miquelon_1950",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — St. Pierre & Miquelon
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.