Datum Name

Datum Abbreviation

Ellipsoid

Prime Meridian

Offset from Greenwich

Area of Use

Adindan

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Sudan

Afgooye

krass

Greenwich

Somalia

Agadez

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Niger

Ain el Abd 1970

Ain el Abd

intl

Greenwich

Bahrain Island

American Samoa 1962

clrk66

Greenwich

American Samoa

Amersfoort

bessel

Greenwich

Netherlands

Ancienne Triangulation Francaise

ATF

plessis

Paris

2.337229

France

Anna 1 Astro 1965

aust_SA

Greenwich

Cocos Islands

Antarctica

clrk80

Greenwich

Antartica

Antigua Island Astro 1943

clrk80

Greenwich

Antigua, Leeward Islands

Aratu

intl

Greenwich

Brazil - south of 2d55'S

Arc 1950

clrk80

Greenwich

Africa - south and east

Arc 1960

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Africa - east

Ascension Island 1958

intl

Greenwich

Ascension Island

Astro B4 Sorol Atoll

intl

Greenwich

Tern Island

Astro Beacon 'E' 1945

intl

Greenwich

Iwo Jima Island

Astro DOS 71/4

intl

Greenwich

St. Helena Island

Astronomic Station 1952

intl

Greenwich

Marcus Island

Australian Geodetic Datum 1966

AGD66

aust_SA

Greenwich

Australia and Tasmania Island

Australian Geodetic Datum 1984

AGD84

aust_SA

Greenwich

Australia and Tasmania Island

Average Terrestrial System 1977

ATS77

ATS77

Greenwich

Canada - New Brunswick

Ayabelle Lighthouse

clrk80

Greenwich

Dijibouti

Barbados

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Barbados

Batavia [Djakarta]

bessel

Jakata

106.807719

Sumatra Island (Indonesia)

Beduaram

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Niger

Beijing 1954

krass

Greenwich

China

Bellevue (IGN)

intl

Greenwich

Efate and Erromango Islands

Bermuda 1957

clrk66

Greenwich

Bermuda Islands

Bern 1898

bessel

Bern

7.439583

Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Bern 1938

bessel

Greenwich

Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Bern CH-1903

bessel

Switzerland

Betio Island 1966

intl

Greenwich

Betio Island

Bissau

intl

Greenwich

Guinea-Bissau

Bogota Observatory

intl

Bogota

-74.080917

Colombia

Bukit Rimpah

bessel

Greenwich

Indonesia - Banga & Belitung Islands

Camacupa

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Angola

Camp Area Astro

intl

Greenwich

Antartica, McMurdo Camp Area

Campo Inchauspe

intl

Greenwich

Argentina

Canton Astro 1966

intl

Greenwich

Phonenix Islands

Cape

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

South Africa

Cape Canaveral

clk66

Greenwich

Florida and Bahama Islands

Carthage

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Tunisia

Chatham Island Astro 1971

intl

Greenwich

Chatham Island (New Zealand)

CHTRS

GRS80

Greenwich

Switzerland

Chua Astro

intl

Greenwich

Paraguay

Conakry 1905

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Guinea

Corrego Alegre

intl

Greenwich

Brazil

Cote d'Ivoire

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Cote d'Ivoire

Dabola

clrk80

Greenwich

Guinea

Datum 73

intl

Greenwich

Portugal

Dealul Piscului 1933

intl

Greenwich

Romania

Dealul Piscului 1970

krass

Greenwich

Romania

Deception Island

clrk80

Greenwich

Deception Island

Deir ez Zor

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Syria

Deutsche Hauptdreiecksnetz

DHDN

bessel

Greenwich

Germany

Donard 1965

mod_airy

Greenwich

Ireland

DOS 1968

intl

Greenwich

Gizo Island (New Georgia Islands)

Douala

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Cameroon

DXZ78

Greenwich

China

DXZ88

Greenwich

China

Easter Island 1967

intl

Greenwich

Easter Island

Egypt 1907

helmert

Greenwich

Egypt

ETRS89

GRS80

Greenwich

Estonia, Lithuania

European 1987 (ED 87)

intl

Greenwich

Europe

European Datum 1950

ED50

intl

Greenwich

Europe, Middle East, North Africa

European Datum 1987

ED87

intl

Greenwich

Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

European Reference System 1989

EUREF89

WGS84

Greenwich

Europe

Fahud

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Oman

Fort Thomas

clrk80

Greenwich

Nevis, St. Kitts (Leward Islands)

Gandajika 1970

intl

Greenwich

Republic of Maldives

Garoua

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Cameroon

Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994

GDA94

GRS80

Greenwich

Australia

Geodetic Reference System 1967

GRS67

Greenwich

Worldwide

Geodetic Reference System 1980

GRS80

Greenwich

Worldwide

Ghana

war_off

Greenwich

Ghana

Graciosa Base SW 1948

intl

Greenwich

Azores-Faial, Graciosa, Pico, Sao Jorge, Terceira

Greek

bessel

Athens

23.716336

Greece

Greek Geodetic Reference System

GGRS87

GRS80

Greenwich

Greece

Guam 1963

clrk66

Greenwich

Guam, Marianas Islands

Gunung Segara

bessel

Greenwich

Indonesia - Kalimantan

GUX 1 Astro

intl

Greenwich

Guadalcanal Island

Guyane Francaise

intl

Greenwich

French Guyana

Herat North

intl

Greenwich

Afghanistan

Hito XVIII 1963

intl

Greenwich

South Chili (near 53S)

Hjorsey 1955

intl

Greenwich

Iceland

Hong Kong 1963

intl

Greenwich

Hong Kong

Hu Tzu Shan

intl

Greenwich

Taiwan

Hungarian Datum 1972

HD72

GRS67

Greenwich

Hungary

Iben Astro 1947

clrk66

Greenwich

Indian

evrst30

Greenwich

Bangladesh, Bhutan

Indian

evrst56

Greenwich

India, Nepal, Pakistan

Indian 1954

evrst30

Greenwich

Myanmar, Thailand

Indian 1960

evrst30

Greenwich

Con Son Island, Vietnam

Indian 1975

evrst30

Greenwich

Thailand and Vietnam

Indonesian Datum 1974

ID74

indon

Greenwich

Padang

Ireland 1965

mod_airy

Greenwich

Ireland

Isle Socorro Astro

clrk66

Greenwich

ISTS 061 Astro 1968

intl

Greenwich

South Georgia Islands

ISTS 073 Astro 1969

intl

Greenwich

Diego Garcia

Jamaica 1875

clrk80o

Greenwich

Jamaica

Jamaica 1969

JAD69

clrk66

Greenwich

Jamaica

Johnston Island 1961

intl

Greenwich

Johnston Island

Kalianpur

evrst56

Greenwich

India, Pakistan

Kandawala

evrst30

Greenwich

Sri Lanka

Kartastokoordinaattijarjestelm

KKJ

intl

Greenwich

Finland

Kerguelen Island

intl

Greenwich

Kerguelen Island

Kusaie Astro 1951

intl

Greenwich

Caroline Islands, Fed. States of Micronesia

Kertau 1948

evrst48

Greenwich

West Malaysia and Singapore

Kuwait Oil Company

KOC

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Kuwait

Kuwait Utility

KUDAMS

GRS80

Greenwich

Kuwait - Kuwait City

L.C. 5 Astro 1961

clrk66

Greenwich

Cayman Brac Island

La Canoa

intl

Greenwich

Venezuela

Lake

intl

Greenwich

Venezuela - Lake Maracaibo area

Leigon GCS 121

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Ghana

Liberia 1964

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Liberia

Lisbon

DLx

intl

Lisbon

-9.131906

Portugal

LKS1992

GRS80

Greenwich

Latvia

Loma Quintana

intl

Greenwich

Venezuela - north

Lome

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Togo

Luzon 1911

clrk66

Greenwich

Philippines

Macau

intl

Greenwich

Macau

Mahe 1971

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Mahe Island

Makassar

bessel

Jakarta

106.807719

Indonesia - south west Sulawesi

Malongo 1987

intl

Greenwich

Angola - Cabinda

Manoca

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Cameroon

Marco Astro

intl

Greenwich

Salvage Islands

Massawa

bessel

Greenwich

Eritrea (Ethiopia)

Melrica 1973 (D73)

intl

Greenwich

Portugal

Merchich

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Morocco

Mhast

intl

Greenwich

Angola - Cabinda

Midway Astro 1961

intl

Greenwich

Midway Island

Militar-Geographische Institut

MGI

bessel

Ferro

-17.666667

Austria

Minna

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Cameroon, Nigeria

Monte Mario

intl

Rome

12.452333

Italy

Montserrat Island Astro 1958

clrk80

Greenwich

Montserrat (Leeward Islands)

M'poraloko

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Gabon

NAD Michigan

clrk66mi

Greenwich

Michigan

Nahrwan 1967

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Naparima 1972

intl

Greenwich

Trinidad and Tobago

National Geodetic Network

NGN

WGS84

Greenwich

Kuwait

Netherlands

bessel

Greenwich

Netherlands

New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949

GD49

intl

Greenwich

New Zealand

NGO 1948

bess_mod

Greenwich

Norway

Nord de Guerre

NDG

plessis

Paris

2.337229

France - Alsace

Nord Sahara 1959

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

North American Datum 1927

NAD27

clrk66

Greenwich

North America, Central America, Caribbean

North American Datum 1983

NAD83

GRS80

Greenwich

North America, Central America

Nouvelle Triangulation Francaise

NTF

clrk80IGN

Paris

2.337229

France

NSWC 9Z-2

WGS66

Greenwich

World

NWGL 10

WGS72

Greenwich

Observatorio 1966

intl

Greenwich

Corvo and Flores Islands (Azores)

Old Bavarian

bessel

Greenwich

Germany

Old Hawaiian

clrk66

Greenwich

Hawaii

Oman

clrk80

Greenwich

Oman

Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936

OSGB36

airy

Greenwich

England, Isle of ManScotland, Shetlands Islands, Wales

Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1970 (SN)

OSGB70

airy

Greenwich

United Kingdom - Great Britain

OS (SN) 1980

OS(SN)80

airy

Greenwich

United Kingdom - Great Britain

Oslo

NGO1948

Greenwich

Norway

Padang 1884

Padang

bessel

Jakarta

106.807719

Indonesia - Sumatra

Palestine 1923

clrk80ben

Greenwich

Jordan, Lebanon

Pico de las Nieves

intl

Greenwich

Canary Islands

Pitcairn Astro 1967

intl

Greenwich

Pitcairn Island

Point 58

clrk80

Greenwich

Burkina Faso & Niger

Pointe Noire 1948

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Congo

Porto Santo 1936

intl

Greenwich

Porto Santo, Madeira Islands

Potsdam

bessel

Greenwich

Austria, West Germany, Slovenia, Yugoslavia

Provisional South American Datum 1956

PSAD56

intl

Greenwich

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela

Puerto Rico

intl

Greenwich

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands

Pulkovo 1942

krass

Greenwich

Eastern Europe, China, Former Soviet Union, Laos, North Korea, Mongolia

Pulkovo 1995

krass

Greenwich

Russia

Qatar

intl

Greenwich

Qatar

Qatar 1948

helmert

Greenwich

Qatar

Qornoq

intl

Greenwich

South Greenland

Rauenberg

bessel

Greenwich

Germany

Reseau National Belge 1950

Belge 1950

intl

Brussels

4.367975

Belgium

Reseau National Belge 1972

Belge 1972

intl

Greenwich

Belgium

Reunion

intl

Greenwich

Mascarene Island

Riga

bessel

Greenwich

Rikets Triangulering 1990

bessel

Greenwich

Rome 1940

intl

Greenwich

Sardinia Island

RT1990

bessel

Greenwich

Sweden

S-JTSK

bessel

Greenwich

Czech, Slovakia

Santo (DOS) 1965

intl

Greenwich

Esprito Santo Island

Sao Braz

intl

Greenwich

Sao Miguel,Santa Maria Islands (Azores)

Sapper Hill 1943

intl

Greenwich

East Falkland Island

Schwarzeck

bess_nam

Greenwich

Namibia

Segora

bessel

Greenwich

Indonesia - southeast Kalimantan

Selvagem Grande

intl

Greenwich

Salvage Island

Serindung

bessel

Greenwich

Indonesia - east Kalimantan

Sierra Leone 1960

clrk80RGS

Greenwich

Sierra Leone

South American Datum 1969

SAD69

GRS67

Greenwich

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Trindad, and Tobago

South Asia

fschr60m

Greenwich

Singapore

Southeast Base

intl

Greenwich

Porto Santo and Madeira Islands

Southwest Base

intl

Greenwich

Faial,Graciosa,Pico,Sao Jorge,Terceira Islands (Azores)

Soviet Geodetic System 1985

SGS85

SGS85

Greenwich

Former Soviet Union

Soviet Geodetic System 1990

SGS90

SGS85

Greenwich

Former Soviet Union

Stockholm 1938

RT38

bessel

Greenwich

Sweden

Sudan

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Sudan - south

Swallow Islands

intl

Greenwich

System 1932

bessel

Greenwich

System 1942

krass

Greenwich

Tananarive Observatory 19 25

Tananarive

intl

Paris

2.337229

Malagasy Republic

Timbalai 1948

evrstSS

Greenwich

Brunei and East Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah)

TM65

mod_airy

Greenwich

Ireland, United Kingdom - Ulster

TM75

mod_airy

Greenwich

Ireland, United Kingdom - Ulster

Tokyo

bessel

Greenwich

Japan, South Korea, Okinawa

Trinidad 1903

clrk58

Greenwich

Trinidad

Tristan Astro 1968

intl

Greenwich

Tristan da Cunha

Trucial Coast 1948

TC(1948)

helmert

Greenwich

United Arab Emirates

Viti Levu 1916

clrk80

Greenwich

Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands)

Voirol 1875

clrk80IGN

Paris

2.337229

Algeria, Tunisia

Voirol Unifie 1960

Voirol Unifi

clrk80IGN

Paris

2.337229

Algeria - north of 32deg N

Wake Island Astro 1952

intl

Greenwich

Wake atoll

Wake-Eniwetok 1960

hough

Greenwich

Marshall Islands

WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris

WGS 72BE

WGS72

Greenwich

Worldwide

World Geodetic System 1960

WGS60

Greenwich

Worldwide

World Geodetic System 1966

WGS66

Greenwich

Worldwide

World Geodetic System 1972

WGS72

Greenwich

Worldwide

World Geodetic System 1984

WGS84

Greenwich

Worldwide

Yacare

intl

Greenwich

Uruguay

Xian 1980

IAG75

Greenwich

China

Yoff

clrk80IGN

Greenwich

Senegal

Zanderij

intl

Greenwich

Surinam