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gdalsrsinfo - Lists info about a given SRS in number of formats (WKT,
PROJ.4, etc.)
Usage: gdalsrsinfo [--help] [--help-general]
[--single-line] [-V] [-e][-o <out_type>] <srs_def>
The gdalsrsinfo utility reports information about a given SRS from
one of the following:
+o The filename of a dataset supported by GDAL/OGR which contains SRS
information
+o Any of the usual GDAL/OGR forms (complete WKT, PROJ.4, EPSG:n or a
file containing the SRS)
--help Show this help message and exit
--help-general
Gives a brief usage message for the generic GDAL commandline
options and exit.
--single-line
Print WKT on single line
-V Validate SRS
-e Search for EPSG number(s) corresponding to SRS
-o <out_type>
Output types:
+o default: proj4 and wkt (default option)
+o all: all options available
+o wkt_all: all wkt options available
+o PROJJSON: PROJJSON string (GDAL >= 3.1 and PROJ >= 6.2)
+o proj4: PROJ.4 string
+o wkt1: OGC WKT format (full)
+o wkt_simple: OGC WKT 1 (simplified)
+o wkt_noct: OGC WKT 1 (without OGC CT params)
+o wkt_esri: ESRI WKT format
+o wkt: Latest WKT version supported, currently wkt2_2019
+o wkt2: Latest WKT2 version supported, currently wkt2_2019
+o wkt2_2015: OGC WKT2:2015
+o wkt2_2019: OGC WKT2:2019 (for GDAL < 3.6, use wkt2_2018)
+o mapinfo: Mapinfo style CoordSys format
+o 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)
Example 1
Default output
$ gdalsrsinfo EPSG:4326
PROJ.4 : +proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs
OGC WKT2:2019 :
GEOGCRS["WGS 84",
ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
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["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
AREA["World."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
ID["EPSG",4326]]
Example 2: PROJ.4 output
$ gdalsrsinfo -o proj4 lcc_esri.prj
+proj=lcc +lat_0=33.75 +lon_0=-79 +lat_1=36.1666666666667 +lat_2=34.3333333333333 +x_0=609601.22 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs
$ gdalsrsinfo -o proj4 landsat.tif
PROJ.4 : '+proj=utm +zone=19 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs '
Example 3: WKT output, latest version
$ gdalsrsinfo -o wkt "EPSG:32722"
PROJCRS["WGS 84 / UTM zone 22S",
BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84",
ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["EPSG",4326]],
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["Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing."],
AREA["Between 54<degree>W and 48<degree>W, southern hemisphere between 80<degree>S and equator, onshore and offshore. Brazil. Uruguay."],
BBOX[-80,-54,0,-48]],
ID["EPSG",32722]]
Example 4: WKT output, all versions
$ gdalsrsinfo -o wkt_all "EPSG:4322"
OGC WKT1 :
GEOGCS["WGS 72",
DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",
SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,
AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],
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 :
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]],
SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
AREA["World."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180],
ID["EPSG",4322]]
OGC WKT2:2019 :
GEOGCRS["WGS 72",
DYNAMIC[
FRAMEEPOCH[1972]],
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["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
AREA["World."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
ID["EPSG",4322]]
OGC WKT1 (simple) :
GEOGCS["WGS 72",
DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",
SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
OGC WKT1 (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>
1998-2026
March 20, 2026 GDALSRSINFO(1)
NAME
gdalsrsinfo - Lists info about a given SRS in number of formats (WKT,
PROJ.4, etc.)
SYNOPSIS
Usage: gdalsrsinfo [--help] [--help-general]
[--single-line] [-V] [-e][-o <out_type>] <srs_def>
DESCRIPTION
The gdalsrsinfo utility reports information about a given SRS from
one of the following:
+o The filename of a dataset supported by GDAL/OGR which contains SRS
information
+o Any of the usual GDAL/OGR forms (complete WKT, PROJ.4, EPSG:n or a
file containing the SRS)
--help Show this help message and exit
--help-general
Gives a brief usage message for the generic GDAL commandline
options and exit.
--single-line
Print WKT on single line
-V Validate SRS
-e Search for EPSG number(s) corresponding to SRS
-o <out_type>
Output types:
+o default: proj4 and wkt (default option)
+o all: all options available
+o wkt_all: all wkt options available
+o PROJJSON: PROJJSON string (GDAL >= 3.1 and PROJ >= 6.2)
+o proj4: PROJ.4 string
+o wkt1: OGC WKT format (full)
+o wkt_simple: OGC WKT 1 (simplified)
+o wkt_noct: OGC WKT 1 (without OGC CT params)
+o wkt_esri: ESRI WKT format
+o wkt: Latest WKT version supported, currently wkt2_2019
+o wkt2: Latest WKT2 version supported, currently wkt2_2019
+o wkt2_2015: OGC WKT2:2015
+o wkt2_2019: OGC WKT2:2019 (for GDAL < 3.6, use wkt2_2018)
+o mapinfo: Mapinfo style CoordSys format
+o 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)
EXAMPLE
Example 1
Default output
$ gdalsrsinfo EPSG:4326
PROJ.4 : +proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs
OGC WKT2:2019 :
GEOGCRS["WGS 84",
ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
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["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
AREA["World."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
ID["EPSG",4326]]
Example 2: PROJ.4 output
$ gdalsrsinfo -o proj4 lcc_esri.prj
+proj=lcc +lat_0=33.75 +lon_0=-79 +lat_1=36.1666666666667 +lat_2=34.3333333333333 +x_0=609601.22 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +units=m +no_defs
$ gdalsrsinfo -o proj4 landsat.tif
PROJ.4 : '+proj=utm +zone=19 +south +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs '
Example 3: WKT output, latest version
$ gdalsrsinfo -o wkt "EPSG:32722"
PROJCRS["WGS 84 / UTM zone 22S",
BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84",
ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
ID["EPSG",4326]],
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["Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing."],
AREA["Between 54<degree>W and 48<degree>W, southern hemisphere between 80<degree>S and equator, onshore and offshore. Brazil. Uruguay."],
BBOX[-80,-54,0,-48]],
ID["EPSG",32722]]
Example 4: WKT output, all versions
$ gdalsrsinfo -o wkt_all "EPSG:4322"
OGC WKT1 :
GEOGCS["WGS 72",
DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",
SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26,
AUTHORITY["EPSG","7043"]],
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 :
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]],
SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
AREA["World."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180],
ID["EPSG",4322]]
OGC WKT2:2019 :
GEOGCRS["WGS 72",
DYNAMIC[
FRAMEEPOCH[1972]],
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["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
AREA["World."],
BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
ID["EPSG",4322]]
OGC WKT1 (simple) :
GEOGCS["WGS 72",
DATUM["World_Geodetic_System_1972",
SPHEROID["WGS 72",6378135,298.26]],
PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],
UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]]
OGC WKT1 (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]]
AUTHOR
Frank Warmerdam <warmerdam@pobox.com>, Etienne Tourigny
<etourigny.dev-at-gmail-dot-com>
COPYRIGHT
1998-2026
March 20, 2026 GDALSRSINFO(1)