Supported spheroids

Use spheroids that are supported by Db2® Spatial Extender.

Table 1 shows the most frequently used spheroids. For a complete list use the following query:
select distinct substr(definition, posstr(definition,'SPHEROID'), 50) 
     from db2gse.st_coordinate_systems where organization_coordsys_id < 500000

Table 1. Supported spheroids
Name Semi-major axis Inverse flattening

Airy 1830

6377563.396

299.3249646

Airy Modified 1849

6377340.189

299.3249646

Average Terrestrial System 1977

6378135.0

298.257

Australian National Spheroid

6378160.0

298.25

Bessel 1841

6377397.155

299.1528128

Bessel Modified

6377492.018

299.1528128

Bessel Namibia

6377483.865

299.1528128

Clarke 1858

6378293.639

294.260676369

Clarke 1866

6378206.4

294.9786982

Clarke 1866 (Michigan)

6378450.047

294.978684677

Clarke 1880

6378249.138

293.466307656

Clarke 1880 (Arc)

6378249.145

293.466307656

Clarke 1880 (Benoit)

6378300.79

293.466234571

Clarke 1880 (IGN)

6378249.2

293.46602

Clarke 1880 (RGS)

6378249.145

293.465

Clarke 1880 (SGA 1922)

6378249.2

293.46598

Everest (1830 Definition)

6377299.36

300.8017

Everest 1830 Modified

6377304.063

300.8017

Everest Adjustment 1937

6377276.345

300.8017

Everest 1830 (1962 Definition)

6377301.243

300.8017255

Everest 1830 (1967 Definition)

6377298.556

300.8017

Everest 1830 (1975 Definition)

6377299.151

300.8017255

Everest 1969 Modified

6377295.664

300.8017

Fischer 1960

6378166.0

298.3

Fischer 1968

6378150 .0

298.3

Modified Fischer

6378155 .0

298.3

GEM 10C

6378137.0

298.257222101

GRS 1967

6378160.0

298.247167427

GRS 1967 Truncated

6378160.0

298.25

GRS 1980

6378137.0

298.257222101

Helmert 1906

6378200.0

298.3

Hough 1960

6378270.0

297.0

Indonesian National Spheroid

6378160.0

298.247

International 1924

6378388.0

297.0

International 1967

6378160.0

298.25

Krassowsky 1940

6378245.0

298.3

NWL 9D

6378145.0

298.25

NWL 10D

6378135.0

298.26

OSU 86F

6378136.2

298.25722

OSU 91A

6378136.3

298.25722

Plessis 1817

6376523.0

308.64

Sphere

6371000.0

0.0

Sphere (ArcInfo)

6370997.0

0.0

Struve 1860

6378298.3

294.73

Walbeck

6376896.0

302.78

War Office

6378300.0

296.0

WGS 1966

6378145.0

298.25

WGS 1972

6378135.0

298.26

WGS 1984

6378137.0

298.257223563