EPSG:4760 — WGS 66

Geographic 2D · World

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "WGS 66",
    DATUM[
        "World_Geodetic_System_1966",
        SPHEROID["NWL 9D",6378145,298.25,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7025"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6760"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4760"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "WGS 66",
    DYNAMIC[FRAMEEPOCH[1966.0]],
    DATUM[
        "World Geodetic System 1966",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "NWL 9D",
            6378145,
            298.25,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7025]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6760]
    ],
    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",4760]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=NWL9D +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4760", "+proj=longlat +ellps=NWL9D +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4760,
  "name": "WGS 66",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "World",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -90,
    -180,
    90,
    180
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +ellps=NWL9D +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 (4760, 'EPSG', 4760, '+proj=longlat +ellps=NWL9D +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 66",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1966",SPHEROID["NWL 9D",6378145,298.25,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7025"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6760"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4760"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=NWL9D"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4760=GEOGCS["WGS 66",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1966",SPHEROID["NWL 9D",6378145,298.25,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7025"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6760"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4760"]]

Other CRS using World Geodetic System 1966

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4760 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4760=GEOGCS["WGS 66",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1966",SPHEROID["NWL 9D",6378145,298.25,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7025"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6760"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4760"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4760 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4760, 'EPSG', 4760, '+proj=longlat +ellps=NWL9D +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 66",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1966",SPHEROID["NWL 9D",6378145,298.25,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7025"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6760"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4760"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:4760 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=NWL9D"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:4760 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4760", "+proj=longlat +ellps=NWL9D +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →