POSC Specifications Version 3.0 |
Epicentre Standard Values vertical_coordinate_system |
identifier | naming _system | description | ref _coordinate _sys _constraint | vertical _datum | source _reference | source _content | source | version | status |
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naming _system .identifier | ref _coordinate _sys _constraint .identifier | vertical _datum .identifier | ref _version .identifier | ||||||
ODN | EPSG preferred name | Areas: United Kingdom (UK) - Great Britain. | geometry 1d | ODN | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
NGVD29 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: United States (USA). | geometry 1d | NGVD29 | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
NAVD88 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Canada; United States (USA). | geometry 1d | NAVD88 | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
Yellow Sea | EPSG preferred name | Areas: China. | geometry 1d | Yellow Sea | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
Baltic | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belorus; Estonia; Georgia; Kazakstan; Kirgizstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Moldavia; Russia; Tadzhikistan; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan. | geometry 1d | Baltic | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
Caspian | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Azerbaijan - offshore; Kazakhstan - offshore; Russia - Caspian Sea; Turkmenistan - offshore. | geometry 1d | Caspian | EPSG | POSC | 2.2.1 | current | |
NAP | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Netherlands. | geometry 1d | NAP | Nederlandse Commissie voor Geodesie publication 30; 1993 | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current |
Oostende | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Belgium. | geometry 1d | Oostende | Nederlandse Commissie voor Geodesie publication 30; 1993 | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current |
AHD | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Australia (New South Wales; Northern Territories; Queensland; South Australia; Western Australia; Victoria). | geometry 1d | AHD | http://www.auslig.gov.au/geodesy | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current |
AHD (Tasmania) | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Australia - Tasmania. | geometry 1d | AHD (Tasmania) | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
CVD28 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Canada. | geometry 1d | CVD28 | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current | |
msl height | EPSG preferred name | Remarks: Approximates geoid. Not specific to any location or epoch. | geometry 1d | msl | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current | |
msl depth | EPSG preferred name | Remarks: Approximates geoid. Not specific to any location or epoch. | geometry 1d | msl | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current | |
Piraeus | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Greece. | geometry 1d | Piraeus86 | Geodesy Department; Public Petroleum Corporation of Greece. | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current |
N60 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Finland. Remarks: In use since 1968. | geometry 1d | N60 | www.nls.fi/maa/papers/kkj.html | EPSG | POSC | 2.2 | current |
RH70 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Sweden | geometry 1d | RH70 | National and Survey of Sweden | EPSG | POSC | 2.2.1 | current |
NGF Lallemand | EPSG preferred name | Areas: France - mainland. Remarks: Generally but not entirely superceded by NGF IGN69 (code 5720). | geometry 1d | NGF - Lallemand | Conseil National de l'Information Geographique groupe de travail Reseaux de Nivellement recommendations v5.1 April 1994 | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
NGF IGN69 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: France - mainland. | geometry 1d | NGF - IGN69 | Conseil National de l'Information Geographique groupe de travail Reseaux de Nivellement recommendations v5.1 April 1994 | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
NGF IGN78 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: France - Corsica. | geometry 1d | NGF - IGN78 | Conseil National de l'Information Geographique groupe de travail Reseaux de Nivellement recommendations v5.1 April 1994 | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
vertical_coordinate_system | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | ref _coordinate _sys _constraint | vertical _datum | source _reference | source _content | source | version | status |
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Maputo | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Mozambique. | geometry 1d | Maputo | Direccao Nacional de Geografia e Cadastral (DINAGECA). | EPSG | POSC | 2.2.2 | current |
Japan Levelling Datum | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Japan | geometry 1d | JapanVD | Ministry of Construction; Japan. http://vldb.gsi-mc.go.jp/sokuchi/datum/image/heichoku2.gif | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
PHD93 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Oman Remarks: Supersedes Fahud vertical datum (code 5725) from 1993. | geometry 1d | PHD93 | Petroleum Development Oman | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
Fahud Height Datum 1993 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Oman Remarks: Superseded by PHD93 (code 5724) from 1993. | geometry 1d | Fahud Height Datum | Petroleum Development Oman | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
Ha Tien 1960 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Cambodia; Vietnam Remarks: In Vietnam superseded by Hon Dau from 1992. | geometry 1d | Ha Tien 1960 | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current | |
Hon Dau 1992 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Vietnam Remarks: In Vietnam supersedes Ha Tien from 1992. | geometry 1d | Hon Dau 1992 | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current | |
LN02 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Liechtenstein; Switzerland. Remarks: To be superseded by LHN95 (code 5729). | geometry 1d | LN02 | Bundesamt fur Landestopographie | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
LHN95 | EPSG preferred name | Areas: Liechtenstein; Switzerland. Remarks: To supersede LN02 (code 5728). | geometry 1d | LHN95 | Bundesamt fur Landestopographie | EPSG | POSC | 3.0 | current |
subsea tvd | POSC basic | Deprecated. Use msl height. | geometry 1d | msl | Epicentre version 2.2 | POSC | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | deprecated |
tvd from sea level | POSC basic | Deprecated. Use msl depth. | geometry 1d | msl | Epicentre version 2.2 | POSC | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | deprecated |
sea level elevation | POSC basic | Deprecated. Use msl height. | geometry 1d | msl | Epicentre version 2.2 | POSC | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | deprecated |
Unknown elevation | POSC basic | This coordinate system is measured positive upward. There is no defined reference. | geometry 1d | Unknown | POSC | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | |
Unknown vertical | POSC basic | This coordinate system is measured positive downward. There is no defined reference. It is unknown whether the coordinate system is measured depth or true vertical depth. | geometry 1d | Unknown | POSC | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current |