WGS84

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WGS84 is the global geodetic reference system and standard coordinate framework used for GPS and most modern mapping applications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geodetic datum
geodetic reference system
global reference frame
abbreviation WGS84 self-linksurface differs
surface form: WGS 84
axis1Name geodetic latitude
axis2Name geodetic longitude
axis3Name ellipsoidal height
axisUnit degree
metre
category geodetic standards
commonCRSCode EPSG:4326
coordinateSystemType geocentric Cartesian
geographic 3D
datumType Earth-centered Earth-fixed
developedBy Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
dimension 3D
ellipsoid WGS84 self-linksurface differs
surface form: WGS84 ellipsoid
epoch 1984.0
flattening 0.0033528106647474805
fullName WGS84 self-linksurface differs
surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
heightReference ellipsoidal height above WGS84 ellipsoid
includes Earth gravity model
Earth-centered coordinate system
geoid model
reference ellipsoid
initialDefinitionYear 1984
inverseFlattening 298.257223563
latitudeRange −90 to +90 degree
longitudeRange −180 to +180 degree
primeMeridian Greenwich
realizationEpoch 1984
referenceFrame ITRF-compatible
regionOfUse worldwide
replaced WGS72
scope global
semiMajorAxis 6378137.0 metre
standardizedBy NGA
Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense
supports global positioning accuracy at meter level or better
timeDependent true
usedAs reference for GPS satellite orbits
reference for global digital maps
usedBy GPS
surface form: Global Positioning System
usedFor geodesy
geographic information systems
global navigation
mapping
surveying

Referenced by (1,144)

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Castle of Laeken coordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
WGS84 fullName WGS84 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
WGS84 abbreviation WGS84 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WGS 84
WGS84 ellipsoid WGS84 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WGS84 ellipsoid
Smiljan coordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Seething Lane, London hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
subject surface form: Seething Lane
Birán, Holguín Province, Cuba coordinateSystem WGS84
subject surface form: Birán
Chicago Water Tower coordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Rue de Valois, Paris hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
subject surface form: Rue de Valois
GPS coordinateSystem WGS84
North Lawn hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, New Jersey, United States geographicCoordinateSystem WGS84
subject surface form: Riverview Cemetery (Trenton, New Jersey)
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Brooklyn Borough Hall hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Santpedor, Spain hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
subject surface form: Santpedor
Regia coordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Coudenberg coordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Tama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
subject surface form: Tama Cemetery
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Copp's Hill Burying Ground coordinateSystem WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Earth-centered Earth-fixed relatedTo WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System 1984
Earth-centered Earth-fixed relatedTo WGS84
this entity surface form: WGS84 ECEF
Earth gravity model relatedTo WGS84
this entity surface form: World Geodetic System