ESRI:37237 — GCS Ascension Island 1958

Name: ESRI:37237 - GCS Ascension Island 1958
Creator: Esri
License: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Deprecated

Geographic 2D · St Helena - Ascension Island

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "GCS_Ascension_Island_1958",
    DATUM[
        "D_Ascension_Island_1958",
        SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "GCS_Ascension_Island_1958",
    DATUM[
        "D_Ascension_Island_1958",
        ELLIPSOID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]
    ],
    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","4712"]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 37237,
  "name": "GCS Ascension Island 1958",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "St Helena - Ascension Island",
  "unit": null,
  "bbox": [
    -8.03,
    -14.46,
    -7.83,
    -14.24
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (37237, 'ESRI', 37237, '', 'GEOGCS["GCS_Ascension_Island_1958",DATUM["D_Ascension_Island_1958",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]');

GeoServer

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37237=GEOGCS["GCS_Ascension_Island_1958",DATUM["D_Ascension_Island_1958",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add ESRI:37237 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

37237=GEOGCS["GCS_Ascension_Island_1958",DATUM["D_Ascension_Island_1958",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

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How do I add ESRI:37237 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (37237, 'ESRI', 37237, '', 'GEOGCS["GCS_Ascension_Island_1958",DATUM["D_Ascension_Island_1958",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →