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EPSG:4248 — PSAD56

Geographic 2D · South America - PSAD56 by country

Export Formats

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GEOGCS[
    "PSAD56",
    DATUM[
        "Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
        TOWGS84[-288,175,-376,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (37)

Transformation Source → Target Accuracy (m)
La Canoa to PSAD56 (1)
4247 → 4248 0
PSAD56 to WGS 84 (11)
4248 → 4326 0.5
PSAD56 to WGS 84 (10)
4248 → 4326 3
PSAD56 to SIRGAS 1995 (1)
4248 → 4170 5
PSAD56 to WGS 84 (14)
4248 → 4326 5
PSAD56 to SIRGAS-Chile 2002 (1)
4248 → 5360 5
PSAD56 to SIRGAS-Chile 2002 (2)
4248 → 5360 5
PSAD56 to SIRGAS-Chile 2002 (3)
4248 → 5360 5
PSAD56 to SIRGAS-Chile 2013 (1)
4248 → 9148 5
PSAD56 to SIRGAS-Chile 2013 (2)
4248 → 9148 5

Other CRS using Provisional South American Datum 1956 (15)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4248 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration: 

4248=GEOGCS["PSAD56",DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-288,175,-376,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]]
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How do I add EPSG:4248 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration: 

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4248, 'EPSG', 4248, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-288,175,-376,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["PSAD56",DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-288,175,-376,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:4248 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration: 

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=intl"
  "+towgs84=-288,175,-376,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:4248 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration: 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4248", "+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-288,175,-376,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");
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