EPSG:4747 GR96
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Greenland. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4747 |
|---|---|
| Name | GR96 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Greenland Greenland - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W -75,00° · S 56,38° · E 7,99° · N 87,02° |
| Countries | Greenland |
| Datum | Greenland 1996 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | GR96 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15879) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Horizontal component of 3D system. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:4747.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Greenland_1996",DATUM["D_Greenland_1996",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Greenland
- EPSG:2306Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 7 west
- EPSG:2307Qornoq 1927 / Greenland zone 8 east
- EPSG:3178GR96 / UTM zone 18N
- EPSG:3179GR96 / UTM zone 19N
- EPSG:3180GR96 / UTM zone 20N
- EPSG:3181GR96 / UTM zone 21N
- EPSG:3182GR96 / UTM zone 22N
- EPSG:3183GR96 / UTM zone 23N
- EPSG:3184GR96 / UTM zone 24N
- EPSG:3185GR96 / UTM zone 25N
- EPSG:3186GR96 / UTM zone 26N
- EPSG:3187GR96 / UTM zone 27N
- EPSG:3188GR96 / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:3189GR96 / UTM zone 29N
- EPSG:4194Qornoq 1927
- EPSG:4195Scoresbysund 1952
- EPSG:4196Ammassalik 1958
- EPSG:6053GR96 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-29
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.