Ellipsoid.Wgs72 Property
Gets the predefined ellipsoid WGS 72, used worldwide by GPS before 1987, and still used on Fiji.
Thread safety: This property is thread-safe.
Syntax
public static Ellipsoid Wgs72 { get; }Property Value
Type: Ellipsoid
The predefined ellipsoid WGS 72.
The predefined ellipsoid WGS 72.
Remarks
The EPSG code is 7043.
The equatorial radius is 6378135 m; the inverse flattening is 298.26.
This ellipsoid is used in the
Fiji Geodetic Datum 1986.
It was also used in the geodetic datums
World Geodetic System 1972, used by GPS before 1987, and
WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris (used in the Crs WGS 72BE), which EPSG describes as an "alleged datum for use with Transit broadcast ephemeris prior to 1989. Relationship to WGS 72 has changed over time."
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Android