EPSG:4169 — American Samoa 1962

Geographic 2D · American Samoa - 2 main island groups

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "American Samoa 1962",
    DATUM[
        "American_Samoa_1962",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],
        TOWGS84[-115,118,426,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4169"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "American Samoa 1962",
    DATUM[
        "American Samoa 1962",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "Clarke 1866",
            6378206.4,
            294.978698213898,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7008]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6169]
    ],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2,ID["EPSG",6422]],
    AXIS["Geodetic latitude (Lat)",north],
    AXIS["Geodetic longitude (Lon)",east],
    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
    ID["EPSG",4169]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4169", "+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4169,
  "name": "American Samoa 1962",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "American Samoa - 2 main island groups",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -14.43,
    -170.88,
    -14.11,
    -169.38
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

How to add a projection to PostGIS? →

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4169, 'EPSG', 4169, '+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["American Samoa 1962",DATUM["American_Samoa_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-115,118,426,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4169"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=clrk66"
  "+towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4169=GEOGCS["American Samoa 1962",DATUM["American_Samoa_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-115,118,426,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4169"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (8)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
American Samoa 1962 to NAD83(HARN) (1)	4169 → 4152	5
American Samoa 1962 to NAD83(HARN) (2)	4169 → 4152	5
American Samoa 1962 to WGS 84 (2)	4169 → 4326	5
American Samoa 1962 to WGS 84 (3)	4169 → 4326	5
American Samoa 1962 to NAD83(HARN) (3)	4169 → 4152	5
American Samoa 1962 to WGS 84 (1)	4169 → 4326	44
American Samoa 1962 to WGS 84 (2) Deprecated	4169 → 4326	—
American Samoa 1962 to WGS 84 (3) Deprecated	4169 → 4326	—

Other CRS using American Samoa 1962

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4169 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4169=GEOGCS["American Samoa 1962",DATUM["American_Samoa_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-115,118,426,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4169"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4169 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4169, 'EPSG', 4169, '+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["American Samoa 1962",DATUM["American_Samoa_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898],TOWGS84[-115,118,426,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4169"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:4169 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=clrk66"
  "+towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:4169 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4169", "+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk66 +towgs84=-115,118,426,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →