WGS84

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geodetic datum geodetic reference system global reference frame

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

Aliases (6)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geodetic datum → geodetic reference system → global reference frame →
abbreviation	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	United States Department of Defense →
dimension	3D →
ellipsoid	WGS84 ellipsoid →
epoch	1984.0 →
flattening	0.0033528106647474805 →
fullName	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 → 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	Global Positioning System →
usedFor	geodesy → geographic information systems → global navigation → mapping → surveying →

Referenced by (95)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afrikanische Straße → Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon → Aventine Hill ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Bayerischer Platz → Berkeley Square → Broglie, Eure, France → Brooklyn Borough Hall ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Brouwersgracht → Brünig Pass → Buckingham Palace Road → Calle Felipe IV, Madrid → Cannon Street → Caprese Michelangelo → Cité du Havre → Donegall Square → Dourdan station → Glorieta de Colón → Gordon Square, London → Grosvenor Square → Harvard Square → Ibrox subway station → Jarnac → Kalverstraat → Kochstraße → Leiden Lammenschans → Leopoldplatz → Lime Street → Mount Fumaiolo → Muntplein → Nieuwe Herengracht → Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague → North Lawn ("World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)") → Old Bond Street → Osterley Park → Panepistimiou Street → Paradestraße → Piccadilly Gardens tram stop → Pont-y-Cafnau → Princes Street → Royal Crescent → Rue André Pascal → Rue de Valois → Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum → Santpedor → Savile Row → Science Park Amsterdam → Seething Lane → Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge → Simonshaven → Smallbrook Queensway → South Brother Island → Spuyten Duyvil Bridge → St Peter's Square → Stadhouderskade tram stop → Tama Cemetery ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Threadneedle Street → Tsurumai Campus → Vijfhuizen → Étoile (Paris Métro) →	hasCoordinateSystem
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts → Barton Swing Aqueduct → Birán → Castellón de la Plana ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Castle of Laeken ("World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)") → Chicago Water Tower ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Copp's Hill Burying Ground ("World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)") → Coudenberg ("World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)") → Dee Estuary → Dzyarzhynskaya Hara → Fontaine du Soleil → GPS → Gezhouba Dam ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Hoverla → Kaminaljuyú → Meridian Gate → North Queensferry railway station → Piers 48–50 → Regia ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Sergels torg → Smiljan ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Tesla Tower ("World Geodetic System 1984") → The Mount, Shrewsbury → Whitneyville Armory ("World Geodetic System 1984") →	coordinateSystem
Brasília → Hermance → Riverview Cemetery (Trenton, New Jersey) ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Saint Anthony Falls ("World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)") →	geographicCoordinateSystem
Earth gravity model ("World Geodetic System") → Earth-centered Earth-fixed ("World Geodetic System 1984") → Earth-centered Earth-fixed ("WGS84 ECEF") →	relatedTo
Carnoustie High School → Gediz River →	hasGeographicCoordinateSystem
WGS84 ("WGS 84") →	abbreviation
WGS84 ("WGS84 ellipsoid") →	ellipsoid
WGS84 ("World Geodetic System 1984") →	fullName