EPSG:5608 — IGLD 1955 height

Vertical · North America - Great Lakes basin and St Lawrence Seaway

Export Formats

OGC WKT

VERT_CS[
    "IGLD 1955 height",
    VERT_DATUM[
        "International Great Lakes Datum 1955",
        2005,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","5204"]
    ],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5608"]
]

WKT2

VERTCRS[
    "IGLD 1955 height",
    VDATUM["International Great Lakes Datum 1955",ID["EPSG",5204]],
    CS[vertical,1,ID["EPSG",6499]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height (H)",up],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",5608]
]

PROJ.4

+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:5608", "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 5608,
  "name": "IGLD 1955 height",
  "kind": "vertical",
  "area": "North America - Great Lakes basin and St Lawrence Seaway",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    40.99,
    -93.17,
    52.22,
    -54.75
  ],
  "proj4": "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5608, 'EPSG', 5608, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["IGLD 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["International Great Lakes Datum 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5204"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5608"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+vunits=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

5608=VERT_CS["IGLD 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["International Great Lakes Datum 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5204"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5608"]]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:5608 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

5608=VERT_CS["IGLD 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["International Great Lakes Datum 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5204"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5608"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:5608 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5608, 'EPSG', 5608, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["IGLD 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["International Great Lakes Datum 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5204"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5608"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:5608 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+vunits=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:5608 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:5608", "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →