EPSG:8888 WGS 84 (Transit)
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: World. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:8888 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 (Transit) |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | World |
| Bounds | W -180,00° · S -90,00° · E 180,00° · N 90,00° |
| Countries | World |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit) |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | WGS 84 to WGS 84 (Transit) — accuracy 2 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +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:8888.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["WGS_1984_(Transit)",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_(Transit)",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:8857WGS 84 / Equal Earth Greenwich
- EPSG:8858WGS 84 / Equal Earth Americas
- EPSG:8859WGS 84 / Equal Earth Asia-Pacific
- 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.