EPSG:4277

OSGB36

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EPSG:4258 - ETRS89

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Method: NTv2

Grid Files: OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb

Remarks: Approximate alternative to official OSTN15 method (tfm code 7953). May be taken as approximate transformation OSGB36 to WGS 84 - see code 7710. Replaces OSGB36 to ETRS89 (1) (tfm code 5338).

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.

Revision date: 2021-03-18

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: OSGB36

Datum: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936

Ellipsoid: Airy 1830

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain.

Revision date: 2021-03-18

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
-3.5 55.38

WGS84 bounds:
-9.01 49.75
2.01 61.01

United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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    SOURCECRS[
        GEOGCRS["OSGB36",
            DATUM["Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936",
                ELLIPSOID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,
                    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["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."],
                BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]],
            ID["EPSG",4277]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["ETRS89",
            ENSEMBLE["European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble",
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1989"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1990"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1991"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1992"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1993"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1994"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1996"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1997"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2005"],
                MEMBER["European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2014"],
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[0.1]],
            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["Spatial referencing."],
                AREA["Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Moldova; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United Kingdom (UK) including Channel Islands and Isle of Man; Vatican City State."],
                BBOX[32.88,-16.1,84.73,40.18]],
            ID["EPSG",4258]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["OSGB36 to ETRS89 (2)",
        METHOD["NTv2",
            ID["EPSG",9615]],
        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Transformation of coordinates at 0.03m level of accuracy."],
            AREA["United Kingdom (UK) - offshore to boundary of UKCS within 49°45'N to 61°N and 9°W to 2°E; onshore Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Isle of Man onshore."],
            BBOX[49.75,-9.01,61.01,2.01]],
        ID["EPSG",7709],
        REMARK["Approximate alternative to official OSTN15 method (tfm code 7953). May be taken as approximate transformation OSGB36 to WGS 84 - see code 7710. Replaces OSGB36 to ETRS89 (1) (tfm code 5338)."]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4277","+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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        "datum": {
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            }
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            "axis": [
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                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4277
        }
    },
    "target_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "ETRS89",
        "datum_ensemble": {
            "name": "European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 ensemble",
            "members": [
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1989",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1178
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1990",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1179
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1991",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1180
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1992",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1181
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1993",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1182
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1994",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1183
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1996",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1184
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 1997",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1185
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2000",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1186
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2005",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1204
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "European Terrestrial Reference Frame 2014",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1206
                    }
                }
            ],
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "GRS 1980",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
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            },
            "accuracy": "0.1",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 6258
            }
        },
        "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": 4258
        }
    },
    "transformation": {
        "name": "OSGB36 to ETRS89 (2)",
        "method": {
            "name": "NTv2",
            "id": {
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                "code": 9615
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude and longitude difference file",
                "value": "OSTN15_NTv2_OSGBtoETRS.gsb",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8656
                }
            }
        ],
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 7709
        }
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

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

Definition: Mapnik

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<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>