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EPSG:8427 Hong Kong Geodetic CS

Geographic 2D · Hong Kong

Export Formats

OGC WKT
GEOGCS[
    "Hong Kong Geodetic CS",
    DATUM[
        "Hong_Kong_Geodetic",
        SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1209"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8427"]
]

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:8427 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

8427=GEOGCS["Hong Kong Geodetic CS",DATUM["Hong_Kong_Geodetic",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1209"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8427"]]
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How do I add EPSG:8427 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8427, 'EPSG', 8427, '+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Hong Kong Geodetic CS",DATUM["Hong_Kong_Geodetic",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1209"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8427"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:8427 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:8427 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:8427", "+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +no_defs +type=crs");
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