EPSG:5796 — Lagos 1955 height

Vertical · Nigeria - onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

VERT_CS[
    "Lagos 1955 height",
    VERT_DATUM["Lagos 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5194"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5796"]
]

WKT2

VERTCRS[
    "Lagos 1955 height",
    VDATUM["Lagos 1955",ID["EPSG",5194]],
    CS[vertical,1,ID["EPSG",6499]],
    AXIS["Gravity-related height (H)",up],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",5796]
]

PROJ.4

+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:5796", "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 5796,
  "name": "Lagos 1955 height",
  "kind": "vertical",
  "area": "Nigeria - onshore",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    4.22,
    2.69,
    13.9,
    14.65
  ],
  "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 (5796, 'EPSG', 5796, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["Lagos 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["Lagos 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5194"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5796"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

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

GeoServer

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5796=VERT_CS["Lagos 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["Lagos 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5194"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5796"]]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:5796 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

5796=VERT_CS["Lagos 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["Lagos 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5194"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5796"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:5796 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (5796, 'EPSG', 5796, '+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'VERT_CS["Lagos 1955 height",VERT_DATUM["Lagos 1955",2005,AUTHORITY["EPSG","5194"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Gravity-related height",UP],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5796"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:5796 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:5796 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:5796", "+vunits=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →