PrimeMeridian.Paris Property
Gets a predefined prime meridian for Paris, based on French sources.
Thread safety: This property is thread-safe.
Syntax
public static PrimeMeridian Paris { get; }Property Value
Type: PrimeMeridian
A prime meridian for Paris.
A prime meridian for Paris.
Remarks
The EPSG code is 8903.
The longitude from Greenwich is 2.5969213 gon (or grads) E.
EPSG remarks: "Value adopted by IGN (Paris) in 1936. Equivalent to 2° 20' 14.025". Preferred by EPSG to earlier value of 2° 20' 13.95" (2.596898 grads) used by RGS London."
The difference is about two meters between the IGN Paris longitude and the RGS Paris longitude.
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Android