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EPSG:7879 — St. Helena Tritan

Geocentric · St Helena - St Helena Island

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOCCS[
    "St. Helena Tritan",
    DATUM[
        "St_Helena_Tritan",
        SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1173"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],
    AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","7879"]
]

Other CRS using St. Helena Tritan

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:7879 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration: 

7879=GEOCCS["St. Helena Tritan",DATUM["St_Helena_Tritan",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1173"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","7879"]]
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How do I add EPSG:7879 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration: 

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (7879, 'EPSG', 7879, '+proj=geocent +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOCCS["St. Helena Tritan",DATUM["St_Helena_Tritan",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1173"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Geocentric X",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Y",OTHER],AXIS["Geocentric Z",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","7879"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:7879 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration: 

PROJECTION
  "+proj=geocent"
  "+ellps=WGS84"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:7879 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration: 

proj4.defs("EPSG:7879", "+proj=geocent +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");
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