EPSG:6871 DEPRECATED

WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator + EGM2008 geoid height

Attributes

Geodetic CRS: WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator + EGM2008 geoid height

Data source: EPSG

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2014-04-22

Scope: Engineering design concept visualisation.

Remarks: Note: for preliminary concept visualisation only. Detailed design will require use of appropriate local projected and vertical CRSs.

Area of use: World.

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Center coordinates
0.0 0.0

Projected bounds:
-20037508.34 -242528680.94
20037508.34 242528680.94

WGS84 bounds:
-180.0 -90.0
180.0 90.0

World.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

COMPD_CS["WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator +  EGM2008 geoid height",
    PROJCS["WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator",
        GEOGCS["WGS 84",
            DATUM["WGS_1984",
                SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                    AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
            UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],
        PROJECTION["Mercator_1SP"],
        PARAMETER["central_meridian",0],
        PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
        PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
        PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
        UNIT["metre",1,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
        AXIS["Easting",EAST],
        AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
        EXTENSION["PROJ4","+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +k=1 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs"],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","3857"]],
    VERT_CS["EGM2008 height",
        VERT_DATUM["EGM2008 geoid",2005,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","1027"]],
        UNIT["metre",1,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
        AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","3855"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6871"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

COMPOUNDCRS["WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator +  EGM2008 geoid height",
    PROJCRS["WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator",
        BASEGEOGCRS["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]],
            ID["EPSG",4326]],
        CONVERSION["Popular Visualisation Pseudo-Mercator",
            METHOD["Popular Visualisation Pseudo Mercator",
                ID["EPSG",1024]],
            PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                ID["EPSG",8801]],
            PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                ID["EPSG",8802]],
            PARAMETER["False easting",0,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                ID["EPSG",8806]],
            PARAMETER["False northing",0,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                ID["EPSG",8807]]],
        CS[Cartesian,2],
            AXIS["easting (X)",east,
                ORDER[1],
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
                ORDER[2],
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    VERTCRS["EGM2008 height",
        VDATUM["EGM2008 geoid"],
        CS[vertical,1],
            AXIS["gravity-related height (H)",up,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering design concept visualisation."],
        AREA["World."],
        BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
    ID["EPSG",6871]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",
    GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",
        DATUM["D_WGS_1984",
            SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]],
VERTCS["EGM2008_Geoid",
    VDATUM["EGM2008_Geoid"],
    PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +k=1 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +vunits=m +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:6871","+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +k=1 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +vunits=m +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "CompoundCRS",
    "name": "WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator +  EGM2008 geoid height",
    "components": [
        {
            "type": "ProjectedCRS",
            "name": "WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator",
            "base_crs": {
                "name": "WGS 84",
                "datum_ensemble": {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
                    "members": [
                        {
                            "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
                            "id": {
                                "authority": "EPSG",
                                "code": 1166
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)",
                            "id": {
                                "authority": "EPSG",
                                "code": 1152
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",
                            "id": {
                                "authority": "EPSG",
                                "code": 1153
                            }
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)",
                            "id": {
                                "authority": "EPSG",
                                "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)",
                            "id": {
                                "authority": "EPSG",
                                "code": 1309
                            }
                        }
                    ],
                    "ellipsoid": {
                        "name": "WGS 84",
                        "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
                        "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563
                    },
                    "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
                }
            },
            "conversion": {
                "name": "Popular Visualisation Pseudo-Mercator",
                "method": {
                    "name": "Popular Visualisation Pseudo Mercator",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1024
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                        "value": 0,
                        "unit": "degree",
                        "id": {
                            "authority": "EPSG",
                            "code": 8801
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
                        "value": 0,
                        "unit": "degree",
                        "id": {
                            "authority": "EPSG",
                            "code": 8802
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "False easting",
                        "value": 0,
                        "unit": "metre",
                        "id": {
                            "authority": "EPSG",
                            "code": 8806
                        }
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "False northing",
                        "value": 0,
                        "unit": "metre",
                        "id": {
                            "authority": "EPSG",
                            "code": 8807
                        }
                    }
                ]
            },
            "coordinate_system": {
                "subtype": "Cartesian",
                "axis": [
                    {
                        "name": "Easting",
                        "abbreviation": "X",
                        "direction": "east",
                        "unit": "metre"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Northing",
                        "abbreviation": "Y",
                        "direction": "north",
                        "unit": "metre"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "VerticalCRS",
            "name": "EGM2008 height",
            "datum": {
                "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
                "name": "EGM2008 geoid"
            },
            "coordinate_system": {
                "subtype": "vertical",
                "axis": [
                    {
                        "name": "Gravity-related height",
                        "abbreviation": "H",
                        "direction": "up",
                        "unit": "metre"
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "scope": "Engineering design concept visualisation.",
    "area": "World.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -90,
        "west_longitude": -180,
        "north_latitude": 90,
        "east_longitude": 180
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6871
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=merc"
	"a=6378137"
	"b=6378137"
	"lat_ts=0"
	"lon_0=0"
	"x_0=0"
	"y_0=0"
	"k=1"
	"units=m"
	"nadgrids=@null"
	"wktext"
	"no_defs"
	"vunits=m"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +k=1 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +vunits=m +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0 +lon_0=0 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +k=1 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext +no_defs +vunits=m +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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