code: def lookupSpatialReferenceID(wellKnownText):
      
      payload = {'mode': 'wkt',
                 'terms': wellKnownText}
  
      try:
          r = requests.get('http://prj2epsg.org/search.json', params=payload)
      except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
          print("SRID Lookup Error: Could not automatically determine spatial "
                "reference ID, because there is no internet connection. "
                "Please check connection and try again.")
          exit(1)
  
      if r.status_code == 200:
          json = r.json()
  
          for code in json['codes']:
              return code['code']
docs: This function can be used to look up the EPSG spatial reference system using the web service available at:
      http://prj2epsg.org
  
      Args:
          wellKnownText (str): The Well Known Text definition of the spatial reference system.
  
      Returns:
          int: Spatial Reference ID