EPSG:4727 Midway 1961
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Midway Islands - Sand and Eastern Islands. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4727 |
|---|---|
| Name | Midway 1961 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Midway Islands - Sand and Eastern Islands United States Minor Outlying Islands - Midway Islands - Sand Island and Eastern Island. |
| Bounds | W -177,45° · S 28,13° · E -177,31° · N 28,28° |
| Countries | U.S. Outlying Islands |
| Datum | Midway 1961 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Midway 1961 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:15818) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=403,-81,277 +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:4727.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Midway_1961",DATUM["D_Midway_1961",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — U.S. Outlying Islands
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.