EPSG:4248

PSAD56

Available transformations
to EPSG:4326
EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: Molodensky-Badekas (CF geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter vales are from PSAD56 to REGVEN (1) (code 1769) assuming that REGVEN is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2004-03-26

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: PSAD56

Datum: Provisional South American Datum 1956

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2011-01-25

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Incorporates La Canoa (CRS code 4247) and within Venezuela (but not beyond) the names La Canoa and PSAD56 are synonymous.

Area of use: Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
-66.16 8.7

WGS84 bounds:
-73.38 0.64
-58.95 16.75

Venezuela - onshore and offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["PSAD56",
    DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6248"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["PSAD56",
    DATUM["Provisional South American Datum 1956",
        ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
            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["Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore."],
        BBOX[-43.5,-81.41,12.68,-47.99]],
    ID["EPSG",4248]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Provisional_S_American_1956",
    DATUM["D_Provisional_S_American_1956",
        SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4248","+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "PSAD56",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Provisional South American Datum 1956",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "International 1924",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
            "inverse_flattening": 297
        }
    },
    "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": "Aruba - onshore; Bolivia; Bonaire - onshore; Brazil - offshore - Amazon Cone shelf; Chile - onshore north of 43°30'S; Curacao - onshore; Ecuador - mainland onshore; Guyana - onshore; Peru - onshore; Venezuela - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -43.5,
        "west_longitude": -81.41,
        "north_latitude": 12.68,
        "east_longitude": -47.99
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4248
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4248=GEOGCS["PSAD56",DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6248"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=intl"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4248, 'EPSG', 4248, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["PSAD56",DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6248"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]]');