EPSG:4278Geographic 2D
OSGB70
Type
Geographic 2D
Unit
degree (supplier to define representation)
Area of use
United Kingdom (UK) - Great Britain - England and Wales onshore, Scotland onshore and Western Isles nearshore including Sea of the Hebrides and The Minch; Isle of Man onshore.
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=airy +no_defs +type=crs
Well-Known Text (WKT)
GEOGCS["OSGB70",DATUM["OSGB_1970_SN",SPHEROID["Airy 1830",6377563.396,299.3249646,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6278"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4278"]]