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Ellipsoid:
WGS 84
| Ellipsoid Details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | WGS 84 | |||||||||
| Code: | 7030 | |||||||||
| Shape: | Ellipsoid | |||||||||
| Semi-Major Axis: |
6378137 metre
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| Inverse Flattening: | 298.257223563 | |||||||||
| Meta Data | ||||||||||
| Remarks: | 1/f derived from four defining parameters semi-major axis; C20 = -484.16685*10e-6; earth's angular velocity ? = 7292115e-11 rad/sec; gravitational constant GM = 3986005e8 m*m*m/s/s. In 1994 new GM = 3986004.418e8 m*m*m/s/s but a and 1/f retained. | |||||||||
| Information Source: | DMA Technical Manual 8350.2-B | |||||||||
| Data Source: | IOGP | |||||||||
| Revision Date: | January 20, 2020 | |||||||||
| Change Id: | [1998.320] [2015.047] | |||||||||
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