EPSG:8858 — WGS 84 / Equal Earth Americas

Projected · World centred on 90°W

Export Formats

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "WGS 84 / Equal Earth Americas",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "WGS 84",
        ENSEMBLE[
            "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",ID["EPSG",1166]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)",ID["EPSG",1152]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",ID["EPSG",1153]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)",ID["EPSG",1154]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)",ID["EPSG",1155]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)",ID["EPSG",1156]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",ID["EPSG",1309]],
            MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2296)",ID["EPSG",1383]],
            ELLIPSOID[
                "WGS 84",
                6378137,
                298.257223563,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7030]
            ],
            ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2],
            ID["EPSG",6326]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4326]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Equal Earth Americas",
        METHOD["Equal Earth",ID["EPSG",1078]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -90,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",8855]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",8858]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:8858", "+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 8858,
  "name": "WGS 84 / Equal Earth Americas",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "World centred on 90°W",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    -90,
    90.01,
    90,
    89.99
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

How to add a projection to PostGIS? →

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8858, 'EPSG', 8858, '+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', '');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=eqearth"
  "+lon_0=-90"
  "+x_0=0"
  "+y_0=0"
  "+datum=WGS84"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Related Coordinate Systems (428)

Available Transformations (1293)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4326 (WGS 84)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
JAD2001 to WGS 84 (1)	4758 → 4326	0
QND95 to WGS 84 (1)	4614 → 4326	0
PRS92 to WGS 84 (1)	4683 → 4326	0.05
Guadeloupe 1948 to WGS 84 (2)	4622 → 4326	0.1
LGD2006 to WGS 84 (1)	4754 → 4326	0.1
Martinique 1938 to WGS 84 (2)	4625 → 4326	0.1
WGS 84 to IG05/12 Intermediate CRS	4326 → 6990	0.1
Nahrwan 1967 to WGS 84 (12)	4270 → 4326	0.15
Pointe Noire to WGS 84 (3)	4282 → 4326	0.15
Bogota 1975 to WGS 84 (2)	4218 → 4326	0.2

Other CRS using World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble (366)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:8858 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8858, 'EPSG', 8858, '+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', '');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:8858 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=eqearth"
  "+lon_0=-90"
  "+x_0=0"
  "+y_0=0"
  "+datum=WGS84"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:8858 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:8858", "+proj=eqearth +lon_0=-90 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →