EPSG:8888 — WGS 84 (Transit)

Geographic 2D · World

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "WGS 84 (Transit)",
    DATUM[
        "World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",
        SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","8888"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "WGS 84 (Transit)",
    DYNAMIC[FRAMEEPOCH[1984.0]],
    DATUM[
        "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "WGS 84",
            6378137,
            298.257223563,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7030]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",1166]
    ],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2,ID["EPSG",6422]],
    AXIS["Geodetic latitude (Lat)",north],
    AXIS["Geodetic longitude (Lon)",east],
    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
    ID["EPSG",8888]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:8888", "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 8888,
  "name": "WGS 84 (Transit)",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "World",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -90,
    -180,
    90,
    180
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +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 (8888, 'EPSG', 8888, '+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 84 (Transit)",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8888"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=WGS84"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

8888=GEOGCS["WGS 84 (Transit)",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8888"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (3)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:7815 (WGS 84 (Transit))

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
WGS 84 (Transit) to WGS 84 (G730) (1)	7815 → 7656	0.7
WGS 84 (Transit) to ITRF90 (1)	7815 → 4912	1
GDA2020 to WGS 84 (Transit) (1)	7842 → 7815	3

Other CRS using World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:8888 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

8888=GEOGCS["WGS 84 (Transit)",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8888"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:8888 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (8888, 'EPSG', 8888, '+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["WGS 84 (Transit)",DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1984_Transit",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","1166"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","8888"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:8888 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+ellps=WGS84"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:8888 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:8888", "+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →