EPSG systems

EPSG:4764 RSRGD2000

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Antarctica - Ross Sea Region. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4764
NameRSRGD2000
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Antarctica - Ross Sea Region
Antarctica - Ross Sea Region - nominally between 160°E and 150°W but includes buffer on eastern hemisphere margin to include Transantarctic Mountains
Bounds W 144,99° · S -90,00° · E -144,99° · N -59,99°
Countries Antarctica
DatumRoss Sea Region Geodetic Datum 2000
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 RSRGD2000 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15974) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeHorizontal component of 3D system.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:4764.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_RSRGD2000",DATUM["D_Ross_Sea_Region_Geodetic_Datum_2000",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Antarctica

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