EPSG Codes in GIS: A Beginner’s Guide to Coordinate Systems

Author : Geo WGS84 | Published On : 03 Sep 2026

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) require accurate locations. Each point, line, polygon, satellite imagery, drone orthophotomosaic, and spatial database needs to be linked with a coordinate reference system (CRS), which describes how locations on the surface of the Earth should be expressed in coordinates.