Map datums and applicable countries
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DATUM |
DESCRIPTION |
| Adindan | Adindan- Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Sudan |
| Afgooye | Afgooye- Somalia |
| Ain El ABD '70 | AIN EL ANDB 1970- Bahrain Island, Saudi Arabia |
| Anna 1 Ast '65 | Anna 1 Astro '65- Cocos Isl. |
| Arc 1950 | ARC 1950- Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Arc 1960 | ARC 1960- Kenya, Tanzania |
| Ascnsn Isld '58 | Ascention Island '58- Ascention Island |
| Astrln Geod '66 | Australian Geod '66 - Australia, Tasmania Island |
| Astrln Geod '84 | Australian Geod '84 - Australia, Tasmania Island |
| Astro B4 Sorol | Astro B4 Sorol Atoll- Tern Island |
| Astro Bcn "E" | Astro Beacon "E"- Iwo Jima |
| Astro Dos 71/4 | Astro Dos 71/4 St. Helena |
| Astro Stn '52 | Astronomic Stn '52 - Marcus Island |
| ATS77 | Average Terrestrial System 1977 - Maritime Provinces of Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) (thanks to Jeff J Parks from Dartsmouth) |
| Bellevue (IGN) | Efate and Erromango Islands |
| Bermuda 1957 | Bermuda 1957 - Bermuda Islands |
| Bogata Observ | Bogata Observatry - Colombia |
| Campo Inchsp | Campo Inchauspe - Argentina |
| Canton Ast '66 | Canton Astro 1966 - Phoenix Islands |
| Cape | Cape - South Africa |
| Cape Canavrl | Cape Canaveral- Florida, Bahama Islands |
| Carthage | Carthage - Tunisia |
| CH-1903 | CH 1903 - Switzerland |
| Chatham 1971 | Chatham 1971 - Chatham Island (New Zealand) |
| Chua Astro | Chua Astro- Paraguay |
| Corrego Alegr | Corrego Algre-Brazil |
| Djakarta | Djakarta (Batavia) - Sumatra Island (Indonesia) |
| Dos 1968 | Dos 1968- Gizo Island (New Georgia Islands) |
| Easter Isld 67 | Easter Island 1967 |
| European 1950 | European 1950- Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Luxemburg |
| European 1979 | European 1979- Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland |
| Finland Hayfrd (Garmin)
KKJ (Magellan) |
Finland Hayford- Finland |
| Gandajika Base | Gandajika Base- Republic of Maldives |
| Geod Datum '49 | Geodetic Datum '49- New Zealand |
| Guam 1963 | Guam 1963- Guam Island |
| Gux 1 Astro | Gux 1 Astro- Guadalcanal Island |
| Hjorsey 1955 | Hjorsey 1955- Iceland |
| Hong Kong '63 | Hong Kong '63- Hong Kong |
| Hu-Tzu-Shan | Hu-Tzu-Shan- Taiwan |
| Indian Bngldsh | Indian- Bangladesh, India, Nepal |
| Indian Thailand | Indian- Thailand, Vietnam |
| Indonesia '74 | Indonesia 1974- Indonesia |
| Ireland 1965 | Ireland 1965- Ireland |
| ISTS 073 Astro | ISTS 073 ASTRO '69- Diego Garcia |
| Johnson Island | Johnson Island Kandawala - Sri Lanka |
| Kerguelen Islnd | Kerguelen Island |
| Kertau 1948 | Kertau 1948- West Malaysia, Singapore |
| L.C.5 Astro | Cayman Brac Island |
| Liberia 1964 | Leberia 1964- Liberia |
| Luzon Mindanao | Luzon- Mindanao Island |
| Luzon Philippine | Luzon- Philippines |
| Mahe 1971 | Mahe 1971- Mahe Island |
| Marco Astro | Marco Astro- Salvage Island |
| Massawa | Massawa- Eritrea (Ethopia) |
| Merchich | Merchich- Morroco |
| Midway Ast '61 | Midway Astro '61- Midway |
| Minna | Minna- Nigeria |
| NAD27 Alaska | North American 1927- Alaska |
| NAD27 Bahamas | North American 1927 - Bahamas (NOT San Salvador Island) |
| NAD27 Canada | North American 1927- Canada and Newfoundland |
| NAD27 Canal Zone | North Am, 1927- Canal Zone |
| NAD27 Caribbn | North American 1927- Caribbean (Barbados, Caicos Islands, Cuba, Dom. Rep., Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Le |
| NAD27 Central | North American 1927- Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, Nicaragu |
| NAD27 CONUS | North Am.- Mean value |
| NAD27 Cuba | North America 1927- Cuba |
| NAD27 Grnland | North American 1927- Greenland (Hayes Peninsula) |
| NAD27 Mexico | N American 1927 Mexico |
| NAD27 San Sal | North American 1927 - San Salvador Island |
| NAD83 | North American 1983- Alaska, Canada, Central America, CONUS, Mexico |
| Naparima BW1 | Naparima BW1- Trinidad and Tobago |
| Nhrwn Masirah | Nahrwn- Masirah Island (Oman) |
| Nhrwn Saudi A | Nahrwn- Saudi Arabia |
| Nhrwn United A | Nahrwn- United Arab Emirates |
| Obsrvtorio '66 | Observatorio 1966- Corvo and Flores Islands (Azores) |
| Old Egyptian | Old Egyptian- Egypt |
| Old Hawaiian | Old Hawaiian- Mean Value |
| Oman | Oman- Oman |
| Ord Srvy GB | Old Survey Grt Britn- England, Isle of Man, Scotland, Shetland Isl., Wales |
| Pico De Las Nv | Canary Islands |
| Prov S Am '56 | Prov So Amricn '56- Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela |
| Prov S Chln '63 | Prov So Chilean '63 - S. Chile |
| Ptcairn Ast '67 | Pitcairn Astro '67 - Pitcairn Isl. |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands |
| Qatar National | Qatar National- Quatar |
| Qornoq | Qornoq- South Greenland |
| Reunion | Reunion- Mascarene Island |
| Rome 1940 | Rome 1940- Sardinia Island |
| RT 90 | Sweden |
| Santo (Dos) | Santo (Dos)-Espirito Santo Island |
| Sao Braz | Sao Braz- Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands (Azores) |
| Sapper Hill '43 | Sapper Hill 1943- East Falkland Island |
| Schwarzeck | Schwarzeck- Namibia |
| SE Base | Southeast Base- Porto Santo and Madiera Islands |
| South Asia | South Asia- Singapore |
| Sth Amrcn '69 | South American '69- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Ve |
| SW Base | Southwest Base- Faial, Graciosa, Pico, Sao Jorge and Terceira Islands (Azores) |
| Timbalai 1948 | Timbalai 1948- Brunei and E. Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) |
| Tokyo | Tokyo- Japan, Korea, Okinawa |
| Tristan Ast '68 | Tristan Astro 1968- Tristan da Cunha |
| Viti Levu 1916 | Viti Levu 1916- Viti Levu/Fiji Islands |
| Wake-Eniwetok | Wake-Eniwetok-Marshall Isl. |
| WGS 72 | World Geodetic System 1972 |
| WGS 84 | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Zanderij | Zanderij-Surinam |