EPSG systems

EPSG:9057 WGS 84 (G1762)

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

System record
CodeEPSG:9057
NameWGS 84 (G1762)
TypeGeographic system
Area of use World
Bounds W -180,00° · S -90,00° · E 180,00° · N 90,00°
Countries World
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)
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 (G1762) — accuracy 2 m
ScopeGeodesy. Navigation and positioning using GPS satellite system.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +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:9057.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["WGS_1984_(G1762)",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_(G1762)",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — World

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