EPSG systems

EPSG:4687 RGPF

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

System record
CodeEPSG:4687
NameRGPF
TypeGeographic system
Area of use French Polynesia
French Polynesia - onshore and offshore. Includes Society archipelago, Tuamotu archipelago, Marquesas Islands, Gambier Islands and Austral Islands.
Bounds W -158,13° · S -31,24° · E -131,97° · N -4,52°
Countries French Polynesia
DatumReseau Geodesique de la Polynesie Francaise
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 RGPF to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:8828) — accuracy 0.5 m
ScopeHorizontal component of 3D system.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0.072,-0.507,-0.245,0.0183,-0.0003,0.007,-0.0093 +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:4687.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_RGPF",DATUM["D_Reseau_Geodesique_de_la_Polynesie_Francaise",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — French Polynesia

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