EPSG systems

EPSG:7037 RGR92 (lon-lat)

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Reunion. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:7037
NameRGR92 (lon-lat)
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Reunion
Reunion - onshore and offshore.
Bounds W 51,83° · S -24,72° · E 58,24° · N -18,28°
Countries Réunion
DatumReseau Geodesique de la Reunion 1992
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Unit degree (Lon east, Lat north)
Transformation to WGS 84 RGR92 to WGS 84 (1) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeGIS.

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:7037.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["RGR92_(lon-lat)",DATUM["D_RGR_1992",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Réunion

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