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GDALSRSINFO(1) GDAL GDALSRSINFO(1)

gdalsrsinfo - Lists info about a given SRS in number of formats (WKT, PROJ.4, etc.)

Usage: gdalsrsinfo [--single-line] [-V] [-e][-o <out_type>] <srs_def>


The gdalsrsinfo utility reports information about a given SRS from one of the following:

  • The filename of a dataset supported by GDAL/OGR which contains SRS information
  • Any of the usual GDAL/OGR forms (complete WKT, PROJ.4, EPSG:n or a file containing the SRS)

Print WKT on single line

Validate SRS

Search for EPSG number(s) corresponding to SRS

Output types:
  • default: proj4 and wkt (default option)
  • all: all options available
  • wkt_all: all wkt options available
  • PROJJSON: PROJJSON string (GDAL >= 3.1 and PROJ >= 6.2)
  • proj4: PROJ.4 string
  • wkt1: OGC WKT format (full)
  • wkt_simple: OGC WKT 1 (simplified)
  • wkt_noct: OGC WKT 1 (without OGC CT params)
  • wkt_esri: ESRI WKT format
  • wkt: Latest WKT version supported, currently wkt2_2019
  • wkt2: Latest WKT2 version supported, currently wkt2_2019
  • wkt2_2015: OGC WKT2:2015
  • wkt2_2019: OGC WKT2:2019 (for GDAL < 3.6, use wkt2_2018)
  • mapinfo: Mapinfo style CoordSys format
  • xml: XML format (GML based)


<srs_def>
may be the filename of a dataset supported by GDAL/OGR from which to extract SRS information OR any of the usual GDAL/OGR forms (complete WKT, PROJ.4, EPSG:n or a file containing the SRS)

$ gdalsrsinfo EPSG:4326
PROJ.4 : +proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs
OGC WKT :
GEOGCS["WGS 84",


    DATUM["WGS_1984",


        SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,


            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],


        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],


    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],


    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,


        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],


    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]]



$ gdalsrsinfo -o proj4 osr/data/lcc_esri.prj
'+proj=lcc +lat_1=34.33333333333334 +lat_2=36.16666666666666 +lat_0=33.75 +lon_0=-79 +x_0=609601.22 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs '
\endverbatim



$ gdalsrsinfo -o proj4 landsat.tif
PROJ.4 : '+proj=utm +zone=19 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs '



$ gdalsrsinfo  -o wkt "EPSG:32722"
PROJCRS["WGS 84 / UTM zone 22S",


    BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84",


        DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",


            ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,


                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],


        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]],


    CONVERSION["UTM zone 22S",


        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",


            ID["EPSG",9807]],


        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,


            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],


            ID["EPSG",8801]],


        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-51,


            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],


            ID["EPSG",8802]],


        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996,


            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],


            ID["EPSG",8805]],


        PARAMETER["False easting",500000,


            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],


            ID["EPSG",8806]],


        PARAMETER["False northing",10000000,


            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],


            ID["EPSG",8807]]],


    CS[Cartesian,2],


        AXIS["(E)",east,


            ORDER[1],


            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],


        AXIS["(N)",north,


            ORDER[2],


            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],


    USAGE[


        SCOPE["unknown"],


        AREA["World - S hemisphere - 54°W to 48°W - by country"],


        BBOX[-80,-54,0,-48]],


    ID["EPSG",32722]]



$ gdalsrsinfo -o wkt_all "EPSG:4322"
OGC WKT 1:
GEOGCS["WGS 72",


    DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",


        SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,


            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],


        TOWGS84[0,0,4.5,0,0,0.554,0.2263],


        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6322"]],


    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],


    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,


        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],


    AXIS["Latitude",NORTH],


    AXIS["Longitude",EAST],


    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4322"]]
OGC WKT2:2015 :
BOUNDCRS[


    SOURCECRS[


        GEODCRS["WGS 72",


            DATUM["World Geodetic System 1972",


                ELLIPSOID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,


                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],


            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            CS[ellipsoidal,2],


                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,


                    ORDER[1],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,


                    ORDER[2],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            AREA["World"],


            BBOX[-90,-180,90,180],


            ID["EPSG",4322]]],


    TARGETCRS[


        GEODCRS["WGS 84",


            DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",


                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,


                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],


            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            CS[ellipsoidal,2],


                AXIS["latitude",north,


                    ORDER[1],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


                AXIS["longitude",east,


                    ORDER[2],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            ID["EPSG",4326]]],


    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["WGS 72 to WGS 84 (1)",


        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",


            ID["EPSG",9606]],


        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8605]],


        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8606]],


        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",4.5,


            ID["EPSG",8607]],


        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8608]],


        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8609]],


        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0.554,


            ID["EPSG",8610]],


        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.0000002263,


            ID["EPSG",8611]],


        AREA["World"],


        BBOX[-90,-180,90,180],


        ID["EPSG",1237]]]
OGC WKT2:2019 :
BOUNDCRS[


    SOURCECRS[


        GEOGCRS["WGS 72",


            DATUM["World Geodetic System 1972",


                ELLIPSOID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,


                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],


            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            CS[ellipsoidal,2],


                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,


                    ORDER[1],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,


                    ORDER[2],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            USAGE[


                SCOPE["unknown"],


                AREA["World"],


                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],


            ID["EPSG",4322]]],


    TARGETCRS[


        GEOGCRS["WGS 84",


            DATUM["World Geodetic System 1984",


                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,


                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],


            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,


                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            CS[ellipsoidal,2],


                AXIS["latitude",north,


                    ORDER[1],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


                AXIS["longitude",east,


                    ORDER[2],


                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],


            ID["EPSG",4326]]],


    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["WGS 72 to WGS 84 (1)",


        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",


            ID["EPSG",9606]],


        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8605]],


        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8606]],


        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",4.5,


            ID["EPSG",8607]],


        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8608]],


        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0,


            ID["EPSG",8609]],


        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0.554,


            ID["EPSG",8610]],


        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.0000002263,


            ID["EPSG",8611]],


        USAGE[


            SCOPE["unknown"],


            AREA["World"],


            BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],


        ID["EPSG",1237]]]
OGC WKT 1 (simple) :
GEOGCS["WGS 72",


    DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",


        SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26],


        TOWGS84[0,0,4.5,0,0,0.554,0.2263]],


    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],


    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
OGC WKT 1 (no CT) :
GEOGCS["WGS 72",


    DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",


        SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26]],


    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],


    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
ESRI WKT :
GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1972",


    DATUM["D_WGS_1972",


        SPHEROID["WGS_1972",6378135.0,298.26]],


    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],


    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]


Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com>, Etienne Tourigny <etourigny.dev-at-gmail-dot-com>

1998-2023

January 2, 2023