EPSG systems

EPSG:4683 PRS92

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Philippines. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4683
NamePRS92
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Philippines
Philippines - onshore and offshore.
Bounds W 116,04° · S 3,00° · E 129,95° · N 22,18°
Countries Philippines
DatumPhilippine Reference System 1992
Ellipsoid Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 PRS92 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15708) — accuracy 0.05 m
ScopeHorizontal component of 3D system.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-127.62,-67.24,-47.04,-3.068,4.903,1.578,-1.06 +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:4683.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_PRS_1992",DATUM["D_Philippine_Reference_System_1992",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Philippines

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