OSGB grid
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OSGB grid is the British national mapping coordinate system used to precisely locate points on maps of Great Britain.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geodetic coordinate system
ⓘ
national mapping grid ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
British National Grid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
OS National Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
cartography
ⓘ
geographic information systems ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| areaOfUse |
nearshore Great Britain
ⓘ
onshore Great Britain ⓘ |
| authorityCode | EPSG:27700 ⓘ |
| axisOrder | Easting-Northing ⓘ |
| basedOnEllipsoid | Airy 1830 ellipsoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralMeridian | 2 degrees west ⓘ |
| coordinateDimension | 2D ⓘ |
| coordinateFormat |
alphanumeric grid references
ⓘ
eastings and northings ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| covers |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| datum | OSGB36 ⓘ |
| doesNotCover | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| falseEasting | 400000 metres ⓘ |
| falseNorthing | -100000 metres ⓘ |
| fullName | Ordnance Survey National Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridSquareLabeling | two-letter prefixes ⓘ |
| gridZoneDesignation | 100 km grid squares ⓘ |
| hasTransformationTo | WGS84 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Ordnance Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| latitudeOfOrigin | 49 degrees north ⓘ |
| mapScaleCompatibility | large-scale mapping ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Ordnance Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projection | Transverse Mercator projection ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | Cassini grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| typicalPrecisionLevels |
1 km
ⓘ
1 m ⓘ 10 m ⓘ 100 m ⓘ |
| unit | metre ⓘ |
| usedFor |
geospatial data referencing
ⓘ
land surveying ⓘ topographic mapping ⓘ |
| usedIn | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWith | Ordnance Survey maps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ordnance Survey National Grid