ESRI:53001 — Sphere Plate Carree

Name: ESRI:53001 - Sphere Plate Carree
Creator: Esri
License: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Projected · World

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Sphere_Plate_Carree",
    GEOGCS[
        "GCS_Sphere",
        DATUM["D_Sphere",SPHEROID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Plate_Carree"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Sphere_Plate_Carree",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "GCS_Sphere",
        DATUM["D_Sphere",ELLIPSOID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["Latitude (lat)",north,ORDER[1]],
        AXIS["Longitude (lon)",east,ORDER[2]],
        ANGLEUNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Plate_Carree",
        METHOD["Plate_Carree"],
        PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],
        PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
        PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
    AXIS["Easting (X)",east,ORDER[1]],
    AXIS["Northing (Y)",north,ORDER[2]],
    LENGTHUNIT["Meter",1.0],
    ID["Esri","53001"]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 53001,
  "name": "Sphere Plate Carree",
  "kind": "projected",
  "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 (53001, 'ESRI', 53001, '', 'PROJCS["Sphere_Plate_Carree",GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere",DATUM["D_Sphere",SPHEROID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Plate_Carree"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]');

GeoServer

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53001=PROJCS["Sphere_Plate_Carree",GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere",DATUM["D_Sphere",SPHEROID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Plate_Carree"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add ESRI:53001 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

53001=PROJCS["Sphere_Plate_Carree",GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere",DATUM["D_Sphere",SPHEROID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Plate_Carree"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

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How do I add ESRI:53001 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (53001, 'ESRI', 53001, '', 'PROJCS["Sphere_Plate_Carree",GEOGCS["GCS_Sphere",DATUM["D_Sphere",SPHEROID["Sphere",6371000.0,0.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Plate_Carree"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]');

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