EPSG:4324 — WGS 72BE

Geographic 2D · World

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "WGS 72BE",
    DATUM[
        "WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",
        SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4324"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "WGS 72BE",
    DYNAMIC[FRAMEEPOCH[1972.0]],
    DATUM[
        "WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "WGS 72",
            6378135,
            298.26,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7043]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6324]
    ],
    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",4324]
]

PROJ.4

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

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4324", "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4324,
  "name": "WGS 72BE",
  "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 (4324, 'EPSG', 4324, '+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 72BE",DATUM["WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4324"]]');

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? →

4324=GEOGCS["WGS 72BE",DATUM["WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4324"]]

Related Coordinate Systems (13)

Available Transformations (13)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
WGS 72BE to WGS 72 (1)	4324 → 4322	2
WGS 72BE to WGS 84 (1)	4324 → 4326	2
Deir ez Zor to WGS 72BE (1)	4227 → 4324	5
Egypt Gulf of Suez S-650 TL to WGS 72BE (1)	4706 → 4324	5
Garoua to WGS 72BE (1)	4197 → 4324	5
Kousseri to WGS 72BE (1)	4198 → 4324	5
Manoca 1962 to WGS 72BE (1)	4193 → 4324	5
Nord Sahara 1959 to WGS 72BE (1)	4307 → 4324	8
Camacupa 1948 to WGS 72BE (1)	4220 → 4324	10
Mhast (offshore) to WGS 72BE (1)	4705 → 4324	10

Other CRS using WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris (124)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4324 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4324=GEOGCS["WGS 72BE",DATUM["WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4324"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4324 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4324, 'EPSG', 4324, '+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 72BE",DATUM["WGS_72_Transit_Broadcast_Ephemeris",SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6324"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4324"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:4324 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:4324 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4324", "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS72 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →