EPSG:4708 — Cocos Islands 1965

Geographic 2D · Cocos (Keeling) Islands - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "Cocos Islands 1965",
    DATUM[
        "Cocos_Islands_1965",
        SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],
        TOWGS84[-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4708"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "Cocos Islands 1965",
    DATUM[
        "Cocos Islands 1965",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "Australian National Spheroid",
            6378160,
            298.25,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7003]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6708]
    ],
    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",4708]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4708", "+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4708,
  "name": "Cocos Islands 1965",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "Cocos (Keeling) Islands - onshore",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -12.27,
    96.76,
    -11.76,
    96.99
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0 +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 (4708, 'EPSG', 4708, '+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Cocos Islands 1965",DATUM["Cocos_Islands_1965",SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4708"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=aust_SA"
  "+towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4708=GEOGCS["Cocos Islands 1965",DATUM["Cocos_Islands_1965",SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4708"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (1)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Cocos Islands 1965 to WGS 84 (1)	4708 → 4326	44

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4708 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4708=GEOGCS["Cocos Islands 1965",DATUM["Cocos_Islands_1965",SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4708"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4708 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4708, 'EPSG', 4708, '+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Cocos Islands 1965",DATUM["Cocos_Islands_1965",SPHEROID["Australian National Spheroid",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4708"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:4708 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=aust_SA"
  "+towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:4708 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4708", "+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-491,-22,435,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →