[GRASS-user] Which EPSG code for location default?

[Rich Shepard]

On Thu, 23 Sep 2021, Jeff McKenna wrote:

> Taking a look at your output, my brain said "good question", ha.

Jeff,

There are so many value-specific codes I didn't see an overall code.

> Usually the key line to look for is the "AUTHORITY:" line, which yours lacks.

Ah-ha. That's good information.

> So the usual next step is to start searching on https://epsg.io for the text 
> "UTM zone 10N".
>
> But more recently the official EPSG homepage includes a search tool that does 
> a live search on its own database (giving guaranteed accurate/uptodate 
> responses):
>
> - goto https://epsg.org
> - click the top menu: EPSG Dataset/Text Search
> - enter: UTM zone 10N and press "Go"
> - gives a response of 12 items
>
> EPSG:26910 does look somewhat similar :)

I'll check for myself; I had the impression that all EPSG codes were four
digits.

> Hope that gives you some hints... (at least on the official EPSG code 
> perspective)

It certainly does.

Thanks very much,

Rich