EPSG:4729 Pitcairn 1967
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Pitcairn - Pitcairn Island. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4729 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pitcairn 1967 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Pitcairn - Pitcairn Island |
| Bounds | W -130,16° · S -25,14° · E -130,01° · N -25,00° |
| Countries | Pitcairn Islands |
| Datum | Pitcairn 1967 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pitcairn 1967 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15819) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=185,165,42 +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:4729.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Pitcairn_1967",DATUM["D_Pitcairn_1967",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Pitcairn Islands
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.