EPSG:4326, WGS 84, latitude and longitude
WGS 84 in latitude and longitude, the coordinates of GPS, GeoJSON, KML and most web APIs. Degrees on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
Parameters
Read from the PROJ definition the converter above runs.
- Projection
- Geographic, latitude and longitude
- Ellipsoid
- WGS 84
- Shift to WGS 84
- None in this definition: the datum sits within two metres of WGS 84
- Units
- degrees
PROJ definition
+proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs
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What is EPSG:4326?
WGS 84 in latitude and longitude, the coordinates of GPS, GeoJSON, KML and most web APIs. Degrees on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
What are the units and axis order of EPSG:4326?
Degrees. The EPSG definition puts latitude first, while GeoJSON, KML, PROJ strings and most GIS software write longitude first: check the order when a point lands in the wrong place.
How do I use EPSG:4326 in QGIS?
To show the map in it: Project > Properties > CRS, search 4326. To save a layer in it: right-click the layer, Export > Save Features As, and pick EPSG:4326. Set Layer CRS only labels a file whose system is missing; it does not move the data.