EPSG:8858 WGS 84 / Equal Earth Americas
Projected system (Equal Earth) in use: World centred on 90°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:8858 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / Equal Earth Americas |
| Type | Projected system — Equal Earth |
| Area of use |
World centred on 90°W World centred on the Americas. |
| Bounds | W 90,01° · S -90,00° · E 89,99° · 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 (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Very small scale equal-area mapping - Americas-centred. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude of natural origin | -90 | degree |
| False easting | 0 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +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:8858.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_Equal_Earth_Americas",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Equal_Earth"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-90.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:8857WGS 84 / Equal Earth Greenwich
- EPSG:8859WGS 84 / Equal Earth Asia-Pacific
- EPSG:8888WGS 84 (Transit)
- EPSG:8972SIRGAS-CON DGF00P01
- EPSG:8973SIRGAS-CON DGF01P01
- EPSG:8974SIRGAS-CON DGF01P02
- EPSG:8975SIRGAS-CON DGF02P01
- EPSG:8976SIRGAS-CON DGF04P01
- EPSG:8977SIRGAS-CON DGF05P01
- EPSG:8978SIRGAS-CON DGF06P01
- EPSG:8979SIRGAS-CON DGF07P01
- EPSG:8980SIRGAS-CON DGF08P01
- EPSG:8981SIRGAS-CON SIR09P01
- EPSG:8982SIRGAS-CON SIR10P01
- EPSG:8983SIRGAS-CON SIR11P01
- EPSG:8984SIRGAS-CON SIR13P01
- EPSG:8985SIRGAS-CON SIR14P01
- EPSG:8986SIRGAS-CON SIR15P01
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.