EPSG:4291 DEPRECATED

SAD69

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Available transformations
to EPSG:4326
No other targets exist for this CRS

Selected transformation

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived by Brazilean Institute of Geography and Statistics (IGBE) in 1989. Used by ANP.

Information source: Agencia Nacional do Petroleo (ANP).

Revision date: 2000-03-07

Attributes

Unit: degree minute second hemisphere

Geodetic CRS: SAD69

Datum: South American Datum 1969

Ellipsoid: GRS 1967

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1995-06-02

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Uses GRS67 ellipsoid with 1/f to exactly 2 decimal places. Precision of ellipsoid entry increased from 2 to 5 dp with change id 97.251. Error introduced if not using the truncated precision is 0 to 31mm.

Area of use: Brazil - onshore and offshore. In rest of South America - onshore north of approximately 45°S and Tierra del Fuego.

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

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Center coordinates
-49.64 -14.33

WGS84 bounds:
-74.01 -35.71
-25.28 7.04

Brazil - onshore and offshore. Includes Rocas, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Trindade, Ihlas Martim Vaz and Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["SAD69",
    DATUM["South_American_Datum_1969",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427],
        TOWGS84[-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4291"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

BOUNDCRS[
    SOURCECRS[
        GEOGCRS["SAD69",
            DATUM["South American Datum 1969",
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
                    ORDER[1],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Long)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Geodesy."],
                AREA["Brazil - onshore and offshore. In rest of South America - onshore north of approximately 45°S and Tierra del Fuego."],
                BBOX[-55.96,-91.72,12.52,-25.28]],
            ID["EPSG",4291]]],
    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]],
            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["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["World."],
                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
            ID["EPSG",4326]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
            ID["EPSG",9606]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",-66.87,
            ID["EPSG",8605]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",4.37,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-38.52,
            ID["EPSG",8607]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8608]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8609]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1,
            ID["EPSG",8611]]]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_South_American_1969",
    DATUM["D_South_American_1969",
        SPHEROID["GRS_1967",6378160.0,298.247167427]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4291","+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
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                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
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                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
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                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
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        }
    },
    "target_crs": {
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        "datum_ensemble": {
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)",
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",
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                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1153
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)",
                    "id": {
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                        "code": 1154
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1155
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1156
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",
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                        "code": 1309
                    }
                }
            ],
            "ellipsoid": {
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                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
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            },
            "accuracy": "2.0",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 6326
            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4326
        }
    },
    "transformation": {
        "name": "Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        "method": {
            "name": "Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
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                "code": 9606
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
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                "name": "X-axis translation",
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                "id": {
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            },
            {
                "name": "Y-axis translation",
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                "id": {
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            },
            {
                "name": "Z-axis translation",
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                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8607
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            },
            {
                "name": "X-axis rotation",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": {
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                    "name": "arc-second",
                    "conversion_factor": 4.84813681109536e-06
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                "id": {
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                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Y-axis rotation",
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            },
            {
                "name": "Z-axis rotation",
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            },
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                "name": "Scale difference",
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}

Definition: GeoServer

4291=GEOGCS["SAD69",DATUM["South_American_Datum_1969",SPHEROID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427],TOWGS84[-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4291"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=GRS67"
	"towgs84=-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4291, 'EPSG', 4291, '+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["SAD69",DATUM["South_American_Datum_1969",SPHEROID["GRS 1967",6378160,298.247167427],TOWGS84[-66.87,4.37,-38.52,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree minute second hemisphere",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4291"]]');