CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW public.srid_units AS SELECT srid, CASE WHEN proj4text LIKE '%+units=%' THEN True ELSE False END AS units_set, CASE WHEN proj4text LIKE '%+units=m%' THEN 'Meters' WHEN proj4text LIKE '%+units=ft%' THEN 'Feet' WHEN proj4text LIKE '%+units=us-ft%' THEN 'Feet' WHEN proj4text LIKE '%+units=link%' OR proj4text LIKE '%+units=%' THEN 'Set, not caught properly' ELSE 'Decimal Degrees' END AS units, proj4text, srtext FROM public.spatial_ref_sys ; COMMENT ON VIEW public.srid_units IS 'PostGIS specific view to make it easier to find what units each SRID is in. From https://gist.github.com/rustprooflabs/a86e3ff5c829b0fa32ebbd5702883ebe';