EPSG:6262

Massawa

Attributes

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1995-06-02

Scope: Topographic mapping.

Area of use: Eritrea - onshore and offshore.

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WGS84 bounds:
43.31 12.36
36.44 18.1

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Massawa",
    SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6262"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Massawa",
    ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6262]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Massawa",
    SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]]

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Massawa",
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "Bessel 1841",
        "semi_major_axis": 6377397.155,
        "inverse_flattening": 299.1528128
    },
    "scope": "Topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Eritrea - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 12.36,
        "west_longitude": 36.44,
        "north_latitude": 18.1,
        "east_longitude": 43.31
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6262
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6262-datum=DATUM["Massawa",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6262"]]