EPSG:CODE

EPSG:4326 WGS 84

Geographic 2D · World (by country)

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GEOGCS[
    "WGS 84",
    DATUM[
        "WGS_1984",
        SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems (428)

Available Transformations (1293)

Other CRS using World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble (366)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4326 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4326=GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]
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How do I add EPSG:4326 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4326, 'EPSG', 4326, '+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:4326 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+datum=WGS84"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:4326 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4326", "+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs");
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