EPSG:8053

MSL depth (ftUS)

Attributes

Unit: US survey foot

Geodetic CRS: MSL depth

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IOGP

Revision date: 2022-11-29

Scope: Hydrography, drilling.

Remarks: Approximate because not specific to any location or epoch. Users are advised to not use this generic CRS but instead use one with a specific datum origin (e.g. "Mean Sea Level at xxx during yyyy-yyyy") or defined through a specified geoid/hydroid model.

Area of use: United States (USA) - onshore and offshore.

Coordinate system: Vertical CS. Axis: depth (D). Orientation: down. UoM: ftUS.

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Center coordinates
45.13 -129.02

Projected bounds:
15.56 -65.69
74.71 167.65

WGS84 bounds:
167.65 15.56
-65.69 74.71

United States (USA) - onshore and offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

VERT_CS["MSL depth (ftUS)",
    VERT_DATUM["Mean Sea Level",2005,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","5100"]],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],
    AXIS["Depth",DOWN],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8053"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

VERTCRS["MSL depth (ftUS)",
    VDATUM["Mean Sea Level"],
    CS[vertical,1],
        AXIS["depth (D)",down,
            LENGTHUNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Hydrography, drilling."],
        AREA["United States (USA) - onshore and offshore."],
        BBOX[15.56,167.65,74.71,-65.69]],
    ID["EPSG",8053]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

VERTCS["MSL_depth_(ftUS)",
    VDATUM["Mean_Sea_Level"],
    PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Direction",-1.0],
    UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:8053","+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "VerticalCRS",
    "name": "MSL depth (ftUS)",
    "datum": {
        "type": "VerticalReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Mean Sea Level"
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "vertical",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Depth",
                "abbreviation": "D",
                "direction": "down",
                "unit": {
                    "type": "LinearUnit",
                    "name": "US survey foot",
                    "conversion_factor": 0.304800609601219
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Hydrography, drilling.",
    "area": "United States (USA) - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 15.56,
        "west_longitude": 167.65,
        "north_latitude": 74.71,
        "east_longitude": -65.69
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 8053
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

8053=VERT_CS["MSL depth (ftUS)",VERT_DATUM["Mean Sea Level",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5100"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],AXIS["Depth",DOWN],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8053"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"vunits=us-ft"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 8053, 'EPSG', 8053, '+vunits=us-ft +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["MSL depth (ftUS)",VERT_DATUM["Mean Sea Level",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5100"]],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9003"]],AXIS["Depth",DOWN],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8053"]]');