EPSG:6931 WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North
Projected system (Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area) in use: World - north of 0°N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:6931 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 North |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area |
| Area of use |
World - north of 0°N Northern hemisphere. |
| Bounds | W -180,00° · S 0,00° · E 180,00° · N 90,00° |
| Countries | World |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (X south, Y south) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Environmental science - used as basis for EASE grid. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 90 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| False easting | 0 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=laea +lat_0=90 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:6931.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_EASE-Grid_2.0_North",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",90.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:6114NAD83(CSRS) / EPSG Arctic zone 6-24
- EPSG:6115WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 1-27
- EPSG:6116WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 1-29
- EPSG:6117WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 1-31
- EPSG:6118WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 1-21
- EPSG:6119WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 2-28
- EPSG:6120WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 2-10
- EPSG:6121WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 2-12
- EPSG:6122WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-21
- EPSG:6123WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-23
- EPSG:6124WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 4-12
- EPSG:6125ETRS89 / EPSG Arctic zone 5-47
- EPSG:6351NAD83(2011) / EPSG Arctic zone 5-29
- EPSG:6352NAD83(2011) / EPSG Arctic zone 5-31
- EPSG:6353NAD83(2011) / EPSG Arctic zone 6-14
- EPSG:6354NAD83(2011) / EPSG Arctic zone 6-16
- EPSG:6932WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 South
- EPSG:6933WGS 84 / NSIDC EASE-Grid 2.0 Global
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.