| Code figure | Meaning |
| 0 | Earth assumed spherical with radius = 6,367,470.0 m |
| 1 | Earth assumed spherical with radius specified by data producer |
| 2 | Earth assumed oblate spheroid with size determined by IAU in 1965 (major axis = 6,378,160.0 m, minor axis = 6,356,775.0 m, f = 1/297.0) |
| 3 | Earth assumed oblate spheroid with major and minor axes specified by data producer |
| 4 | Earth assumed oblate spheroid as defined in IAG-GRS80 model (major axis = 6,378,137.0 m, minor axis = 6,356,752,314 m, f = 1/298.257222101) |
| 5 | Earth assumed represented by WGS84 (as used by ICAO since 1998) |
| 6 | Earth assumed spherical with radius of 6,371,229.0 m |
| 7-191 | Reserved |
| 192-254 | Reserved for local use |
| 255 | Missing |