EPSG:4272

NZGD49

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

Selected transformation

Grid Files: nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb

Remarks: Assumes WGS 84 is coincident with NZGD2000. Accuracy about 1m.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2000-10-19

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: NZGD49

Datum: New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: New Zealand Department of Lands and Surveys Technical Report No. 1; 1978.

Revision date: 2019-07-16

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Replaced by NZGD2000 (CRS code 4167) in March 2000.

Area of use: New Zealand - North Island, South Island, Stewart Island - onshore and nearshore.

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

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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    SOURCECRS[
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                    DATUM["New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949",
                        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]],
                    ID["EPSG",4272]]],
            TARGETCRS[
                GEOGCRS["NZGD2000",
                    DATUM["New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000",
                        ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                            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]],
                    ID["EPSG",4167]]],
            ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["NZGD49 to NZGD2000 (3)",
                METHOD["NTv2",
                    ID["EPSG",9615]],
                PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","nzgd2kgrid0005.gsb"],
                ID["EPSG",1568]]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["WGS 84",
            ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
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                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
                    ORDER[1],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["World."],
                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
            ID["EPSG",4326]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["NZGD2000 to WGS 84 (1)",
        METHOD["Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)",
            ID["EPSG",9603]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8605]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8607]],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["(null/copy) Approximation for medium and low accuracy applications assuming equality between plate-fixed static and earth-fixed dynamic CRSs, ignoring static/dynamic CRS differences."],
            AREA["New Zealand - onshore and offshore. Includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Chatham Islands, Cambell Island, Kermadec Islands, Raoul Island and Snares Islands."],
            BBOX[-55.95,160.6,-25.88,-171.2]],
        ID["EPSG",1565]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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                },
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                }
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        ],
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    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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