EPSG:4322 — WGS 72

Geographic 2D · World

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "WGS 72",
    DATUM[
        "World_Geodetic_System_1972",
        SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4322"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "WGS 72",
    DYNAMIC[FRAMEEPOCH[1972.0]],
    DATUM[
        "World Geodetic System 1972",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "WGS 72",
            6378135,
            298.26,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7043]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6322]
    ],
    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",4322]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4322", "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4322,
  "name": "WGS 72",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "World",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -90,
    -180,
    90,
    180
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +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 (4322, 'EPSG', 4322, '+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 72",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4322"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=WGS72"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4322=GEOGCS["WGS 72",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4322"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (10)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
PSD93 to WGS 72 (1)	4134 → 4322	1.2
NTF to WGS 72 (1)	4275 → 4322	2
WGS 72 to WGS 84 (1)	4322 → 4326	2
WGS 72 to WGS 84 (2)	4322 → 4326	2
WGS 72BE to WGS 72 (1)	4324 → 4322	2
NTF (Paris) to WGS 72 (1)	4807 → 4322	2
Egypt 1907 to WGS 72 (1)	4229 → 4322	5
JAD69 to WGS 72 (2)	4242 → 4322	10
JAD69 to WGS 72 (1)	4242 → 4322	15
Yoff to WGS 72 (1)	4310 → 4322	25

Other CRS using World Geodetic System 1972 (122)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4322 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4322=GEOGCS["WGS 72",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4322"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4322 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4322, 'EPSG', 4322, '+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 72",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4322"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:4322 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=WGS72"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:4322 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4322", "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →