EPSG:1179

European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1990

Attributes

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IAG Sub-Commission for the European Reference Frame (EUREF, http://etrs89.ensg.ign.fr/) and Boucher and Altamimi "Memo : Specifications for reference frame fixing in the analysis of a EUREF GPS campaign" (http://etrs89.ensg.ign.fr/memo-V8.pdf)

Revision date: 2022-03-02

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Defined by transformation from ITRF90 (CT code 7933). Replaces ETRF89 (datum code 1178). Replaced by ETRF91 (datum code 1180).

Area of use: Europe - onshore and offshore - ETRF extent - approximately 16°W to 33°E and 33°N to 84°N.

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WGS84 bounds:
38.01 33.26
-16.1 84.73

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["European_Terrestrial_Reference_Frame_1990",
    SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","1179"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1990",
    ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",1179]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["European_Terrestrial_Reference_Frame_1990",
    SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1990",
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "GRS 1980",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
        "inverse_flattening": 298.257222101
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Europe - onshore and offshore - ETRF extent - approximately 16°W to 33°E and 33°N to 84°N.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 33.26,
        "west_longitude": -16.1,
        "north_latitude": 84.73,
        "east_longitude": 38.01
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 1179
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

1179-datum=DATUM["European_Terrestrial_Reference_Frame_1990",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1179"]]