EPSG:4242

JAD69

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Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 4 stations, tested at a further 9. Also used as tfm to JAD69 to JAD2001 (see code 15926). Note: Info source paper contains an error in sign of dS, subsequently confirmed by primary author and NLA of Jamaica, and corrected in this record.

Information source: "GPS Coordinate Transformation Parameters for Jamaica", Newsome and Harvey, Survey Review Volume 37 Number 289 (July 2003), but with an error in sign of dS confirmed by author and NLA.

Revision date: 2023-11-19

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: JAD69

Datum: Jamaica 1969

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1866

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Survey Department, Government of Jamaica, 1983.

Revision date: 2007-01-19

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Replaced by JAD2001 (CRS code 4758).

Area of use: Jamaica - onshore.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
-77.3 18.11

WGS84 bounds:
-78.43 17.64
-76.17 18.58

Jamaica - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["JAD69",
    DATUM["Jamaica_1969",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],
        TOWGS84[-33.722,153.789,94.959,8.581,4.478,-4.54,8.95]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4242"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["JAD69",
    DATUM["Jamaica 1969",
        ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Jamaica - onshore."],
        BBOX[17.64,-78.43,18.58,-76.17]],
    ID["EPSG",4242]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Jamaica_1969",
    DATUM["D_Jamaica_1969",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-33.722,153.789,94.959,8.581,4.478,-4.54,8.95 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4242","+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-33.722,153.789,94.959,8.581,4.478,-4.54,8.95 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "JAD69",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Jamaica 1969",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Clarke 1866",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378206.4,
            "inverse_flattening": 294.978698213898
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Jamaica - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 17.64,
        "west_longitude": -78.43,
        "north_latitude": 18.58,
        "east_longitude": -76.17
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4242
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4242=GEOGCS["JAD69",DATUM["Jamaica_1969",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-33.722,153.789,94.959,8.581,4.478,-4.54,8.95]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4242"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=clrk66"
	"towgs84=-33.722,153.789,94.959,8.581,4.478,-4.54,8.95"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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