EPSG:8900 RGWF96
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Wallis and Futuna. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:8900 |
|---|---|
| Name | RGWF96 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna - onshore and offshore - Uvea, Futuna, and Alofi. |
| Bounds | W 179,49° · S -15,94° · E -174,27° · N -9,84° |
| Countries | Wallis & Futuna |
| Datum | Reseau Geodesique de Wallis et Futuna 1996 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | RGWF96 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:9769) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Horizontal component of 3D system. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +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:8900.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_RGWF96",DATUM["Reseau_Geodesique_de_Wallis_et_Futuna_1996",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Wallis & Futuna
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.