EPSG:4222

Cape

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 5 stations. Accuracy 3m, 6m and 6m in X, Y and Z axes.

Information source: U.S. Defense Mapping Agency TR8350.2 September 1987.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Cape

Datum: Cape

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (Arc)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Directorate of Surveys and Mapping, Mowbray, South Africa.

Revision date: 2004-01-06

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Replaced by Hartbeesthoek94 from 1999.

Area of use: Botswana; Eswatini (Swaziland); Lesotho; South Africa - mainland.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
24.7 -28.5

WGS84 bounds:
16.45 -34.88
32.95 -22.13

South Africa - mainland onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Cape",
    DATUM["Cape",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Arc)",6378249.145,293.4663077],
        TOWGS84[-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4222"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Cape",
    DATUM["Cape",
        ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (Arc)",6378249.145,293.4663077,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Botswana; Eswatini (Swaziland); Lesotho; South Africa - mainland."],
        BBOX[-34.88,16.45,-17.78,32.95]],
    ID["EPSG",4222]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Cape",
    DATUM["D_Cape",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_Arc",6378249.145,293.4663077]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4222","+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Cape",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Cape",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Clarke 1880 (Arc)",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378249.145,
            "inverse_flattening": 293.4663077
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Botswana; Eswatini (Swaziland); Lesotho; South Africa - mainland.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -34.88,
        "west_longitude": 16.45,
        "north_latitude": -17.78,
        "east_longitude": 32.95
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4222
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4222=GEOGCS["Cape",DATUM["Cape",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Arc)",6378249.145,293.4663077],TOWGS84[-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4222"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"a=6378249.145"
	"rf=293.4663077"
	"towgs84=-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4222, 'EPSG', 4222, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Cape",DATUM["Cape",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Arc)",6378249.145,293.4663077],TOWGS84[-136,-108,-292,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4222"]]');