EPSG:5472 — Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic

Projected · Panama - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",
    GEOGCS[
        "Panama-Colon 1911",
        DATUM[
            "Panama-Colon_1911",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","1072"]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","5467"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Polyconic"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",8.25],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-81],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",1092972.1],
    UNIT["Clarke's yard",0.9143917962,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9037"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5472"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Panama-Colon 1911",
        DATUM[
            "Panama-Colon 1911",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "Clarke 1866",
                6378206.4,
                294.978698213898,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7008]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",1072]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",5467]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Panama Polyconic",
        METHOD["American Polyconic",ID["EPSG",9818]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            8.25000000000028,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -81,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            1000000,
            LENGTHUNIT["Clarke's yard",0.9143917962,ID["EPSG",9037]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            1092972.1,
            LENGTHUNIT["Clarke's yard",0.9143917962,ID["EPSG",9037]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",5471]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",1028]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["Clarke's yard",0.9143917962,ID["EPSG",9037]],
    ID["EPSG",5472]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=poly +lat_0=8.25 +lon_0=-81 +x_0=914391.7962 +y_0=999404.721715486 +ellps=clrk66 +to_meter=0.9143917962 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

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proj4.defs("EPSG:5472", "+proj=poly +lat_0=8.25 +lon_0=-81 +x_0=914391.7962 +y_0=999404.721715486 +ellps=clrk66 +to_meter=0.9143917962 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 5472,
  "name": "Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Panama - onshore",
  "unit": "Clarke's yard",
  "bbox": [
    7.15,
    -83.04,
    9.68,
    -77.19
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=poly +lat_0=8.25 +lon_0=-81 +x_0=914391.7962 +y_0=999404.721715486 +ellps=clrk66 +to_meter=0.9143917962 +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5472, 'EPSG', 5472, '+proj=poly +lat_0=8.25 +lon_0=-81 +x_0=914391.7962 +y_0=999404.721715486 +ellps=clrk66 +to_meter=0.9143917962 +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",GEOGCS["Panama-Colon 1911",DATUM["Panama-Colon_1911",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1072"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5467"]],PROJECTION["Polyconic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",8.25],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-81],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",1092972.1],UNIT["Clarke''s yard",0.9143917962,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9037"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5472"]]');

MapServer

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PROJECTION
  "+proj=poly"
  "+lat_0=8.25"
  "+lon_0=-81"
  "+x_0=914391.7962"
  "+y_0=999404.721715486"
  "+ellps=clrk66"
  "+to_meter=0.9143917962"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

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5472=PROJCS["Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",GEOGCS["Panama-Colon 1911",DATUM["Panama-Colon_1911",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1072"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5467"]],PROJECTION["Polyconic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",8.25],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-81],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",1092972.1],UNIT["Clarke's yard",0.9143917962,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9037"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5472"]]

Other CRS using Panama-Colon 1911

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:5472 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

5472=PROJCS["Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",GEOGCS["Panama-Colon 1911",DATUM["Panama-Colon_1911",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1072"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5467"]],PROJECTION["Polyconic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",8.25],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-81],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",1092972.1],UNIT["Clarke's yard",0.9143917962,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9037"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5472"]]

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How do I add EPSG:5472 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5472, 'EPSG', 5472, '+proj=poly +lat_0=8.25 +lon_0=-81 +x_0=914391.7962 +y_0=999404.721715486 +ellps=clrk66 +to_meter=0.9143917962 +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Panama-Colon 1911 / Panama Polyconic",GEOGCS["Panama-Colon 1911",DATUM["Panama-Colon_1911",SPHEROID["Clarke 1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7008"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1072"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5467"]],PROJECTION["Polyconic"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",8.25],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-81],PARAMETER["false_easting",1000000],PARAMETER["false_northing",1092972.1],UNIT["Clarke''s yard",0.9143917962,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9037"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5472"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:5472 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=poly"
  "+lat_0=8.25"
  "+lon_0=-81"
  "+x_0=914391.7962"
  "+y_0=999404.721715486"
  "+ellps=clrk66"
  "+to_meter=0.9143917962"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

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How do I use EPSG:5472 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:5472", "+proj=poly +lat_0=8.25 +lon_0=-81 +x_0=914391.7962 +y_0=999404.721715486 +ellps=clrk66 +to_meter=0.9143917962 +no_defs +type=crs");

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