ArcGIS Pro 3.7 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Core.Geometry Namespace / SpatialReference Class / Datum Property
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    Datum Property
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    Gets the horizontal datum of this spatial reference.
    Syntax
    Public ReadOnly Property Datum As Datum
    public Datum Datum {get;}
    Exceptions
    ExceptionDescription
    This spatial reference is an ImageCoordinateSystem or UnknownCoordinateSystem.
    Remarks
    If this spatial reference contains a projected coordinate system, the datum of the underlying geographic coordinate system is returned.
    Example
    SpatialReference Datum and datum properties
    {
      // Get datum of a spatial reference
      SpatialReference srWgs84 = SpatialReferences.WGS84;
      Datum datum = srWgs84.Datum;
      // datum.Name = "D_WGS_1984"
      // datum.Wkid = 6326
      // datum.SpheroidName = "WGS_1984"
      // datum.SpheroidWkid = 7030
      // datum.SpheroidFlattening = 0.0033528106647474805
      // datum.SpheroidSemiMajorAxis = 6378137.0
      // datum.SpheroidSemiMinorAxis = 6356752.3142451793
    
      // Custom WKT
      string wyomingWkt = "PROJCS[\"Wyoming_State_Pl_NAD_1927\",GEOGCS[\"GCS_North_American_1927\",DATUM[\"D_North_American_1927_Perry\",SPHEROID[\"Clarke_1866_Chase\",6378210.0,250.0]],PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\",0.0],UNIT[\"Degree\",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION[\"Transverse_Mercator\"],PARAMETER[\"false_easting\",500000.0],PARAMETER[\"false_northing\",0.0],PARAMETER[\"central_meridian\",-107.3333333],PARAMETER[\"scale_factor\",0.9999412],PARAMETER[\"latitude_of_origin\",40.66666667],UNIT[\"Foot_US\",0.3048006096012192]]";
      SpatialReference srFromWkt = SpatialReferenceBuilder.CreateSpatialReference(wyomingWkt);
      datum = srWgs84.Datum;
      // datum.Name = "D_North_American_1927_Perry"
      // datum.Wkid = 0
      // datum.SpheroidName = "Clarke_1866_Chase"
      // datum.SpheroidWkid = 0
      // datum.SpheroidFlattening = 0.004
      // datum.SpheroidSemiMajorAxis = 6378210.0
      // datum.SpheroidSemiMinorAxis = 6352697.16
    }
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11 Home, Pro, Enterprise (64 bit)

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3.0 or higher.
    See Also