EPSG:5738 — HKPD height

Vertical · Hong Kong - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

VERT_CS[
    "HKPD height",
    VERT_DATUM["Hong Kong Principal Datum",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5135"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5738"]
]

WKT2

VERTCRS[
    "HKPD height",
    VDATUM["Hong Kong Principal Datum",ID["EPSG",5135]],
    CS[vertical,1,ID["EPSG",6499]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height (H)",up],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",5738]
]

PROJ.4

+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:5738", "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 5738,
  "name": "HKPD height",
  "kind": "vertical",
  "area": "Hong Kong - onshore",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    22.19,
    113.82,
    22.56,
    114.39
  ],
  "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 (5738, 'EPSG', 5738, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["HKPD height",VERT_DATUM["Hong Kong Principal Datum",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5135"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5738"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

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

GeoServer

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5738=VERT_CS["HKPD height",VERT_DATUM["Hong Kong Principal Datum",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5135"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5738"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (3)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
HKPD height to HKCD depth (1)	5738 → 5739	0
Hong Kong Principal height to Hong Kong Chart depth (1) Deprecated	5738 → 5739	0
HKPD height to HKCD depth (1) Deprecated	5738 → 5739	0

Other CRS using Hong Kong Principal Datum

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:5738 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

5738=VERT_CS["HKPD height",VERT_DATUM["Hong Kong Principal Datum",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5135"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5738"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:5738 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5738, 'EPSG', 5738, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["HKPD height",VERT_DATUM["Hong Kong Principal Datum",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5135"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5738"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:5738 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:5738 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:5738", "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →