ESRI:37001 — GCS WGS 1966

Name: ESRI:37001 - GCS WGS 1966
Creator: Esri
License: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Deprecated

Geographic 2D · World

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "GCS_WGS_1966",
    DATUM["D_WGS_1966",SPHEROID["NWL_9D",6378145.0,298.25]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "GCS_WGS_1966",
    DYNAMIC[FRAMEEPOCH[1966.0]],
    DATUM["D_WGS_1966",ELLIPSOID["NWL_9D",6378145.0,298.25]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
    AXIS["Latitude (lat)",north,ORDER[1]],
    AXIS["Longitude (lon)",east,ORDER[2]],
    ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],
    ID["Esri","4760"]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 37001,
  "name": "GCS WGS 1966",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "World",
  "unit": null,
  "bbox": [
    -90,
    -180,
    90,
    180
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (37001, 'ESRI', 37001, '', 'GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1966",DATUM["D_WGS_1966",SPHEROID["NWL_9D",6378145.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]');

GeoServer

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37001=GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1966",DATUM["D_WGS_1966",SPHEROID["NWL_9D",6378145.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add ESRI:37001 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

37001=GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1966",DATUM["D_WGS_1966",SPHEROID["NWL_9D",6378145.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

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How do I add ESRI:37001 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (37001, 'ESRI', 37001, '', 'GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1966",DATUM["D_WGS_1966",SPHEROID["NWL_9D",6378145.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]');

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