postgis_srs
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Name

postgis_srs — Return a metadata record for the requested authority and srid.

Synopsis

setof record postgis_srs(text auth_name, text auth_srid);

Description

Returns a metadata record for the requested auth_srid for the given auth_name. The record will have the auth_name, auth_srid, srname, srtext, proj4text, and the corners of the area of usage, point_sw and point_ne.

Availability: 3.4.0

Proj version 6+

Examples

Get the metadata for EPSG:3005.

Code
SELECT auth_name, auth_srid, srname,point_sw AS point_sw,point_ne AS point_ne
FROM postgis_srs('EPSG', '3005');
Output
-[ RECORD 1 ]-------------------
auth_name | EPSG
auth_srid | 3005
srname    | NAD83 / BC Albers
point_sw  | POINT(-139.04 48.25)
point_ne  | POINT(-114.08 60.01)