EPSG:2296 — Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east

Projected · Greenland - Ammassalik area

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OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",
    GEOGCS[
        "Ammassalik 1958",
        DATUM[
            "Ammassalik_1958",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[-45,417,-3.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4196"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",64.5],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-40],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],
    PARAMETER["False easting",0],
    PARAMETER["False northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2296"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Ammassalik 1958",
        DATUM[
            "Ammassalik 1958",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6196]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4196]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Greenland zone 7 east",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",ID["EPSG",9826]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            64.5000000000003,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -40,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Scale factor at natural origin",
            1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1,ID["EPSG",9201]],
            ID["EPSG",8805]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",18427]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",1031]],
    AXIS["Northing (Y)",north],
    AXIS["Westing (X)",west],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",2296]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 2296,
  "name": "Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Greenland - Ammassalik area",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    65.52,
    -38.86,
    65.91,
    -36.81
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2296, 'EPSG', 2296, '', 'PROJCS["Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",GEOGCS["Ammassalik 1958",DATUM["Ammassalik_1958",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-45,417,-3.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4196"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",64.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-40],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2296"]]');

GeoServer

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2296=PROJCS["Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",GEOGCS["Ammassalik 1958",DATUM["Ammassalik_1958",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-45,417,-3.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4196"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",64.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-40],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2296"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (3)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4196 (Ammassalik 1958)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Ammassalik 1958 to GR96 (2)	4196 → 4747	0.4
Ammassalik 1958 to WGS 84 (1)	4196 → 4326	1
Ammassalik 1958 to GR96 (1)	4196 → 4747	1

Other CRS using Ammassalik 1958

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:2296 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

2296=PROJCS["Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",GEOGCS["Ammassalik 1958",DATUM["Ammassalik_1958",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-45,417,-3.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4196"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",64.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-40],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2296"]]

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How do I add EPSG:2296 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2296, 'EPSG', 2296, '', 'PROJCS["Ammassalik 1958 / Greenland zone 7 east",GEOGCS["Ammassalik 1958",DATUM["Ammassalik_1958",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-45,417,-3.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4196"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",64.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-40],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2296"]]');

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