EPSG:4168

Accra

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 3 common points.

Information source: Ordnance Survey International

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Accra

Datum: Accra

Ellipsoid: War Office

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Ordnance Survey International

Revision date: 2023-11-19

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Ellipsoid semi-major axis (a)=20926201 exactly Gold Coast feet. Replaced by Leigon (code 4250) in 1978.

Area of use: Ghana - onshore and offshore.

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

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Center coordinates
-0.85 6.28

WGS84 bounds:
-3.79 1.4
2.1 11.16

Ghana - onshore and offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Accra",
    DATUM["Accra",
        SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],
        TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Accra",
    DATUM["Accra",
        ELLIPSOID["War Office",6378300,296,
            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["Ghana - onshore and offshore."],
        BBOX[1.4,-3.79,11.16,2.1]],
    ID["EPSG",4168]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Accra",
    DATUM["D_Accra",
        SPHEROID["War_Office",6378300.0,296.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4168","+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Accra",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Accra",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "War Office",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378300,
            "inverse_flattening": 296
        }
    },
    "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": "Ghana - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 1.4,
        "west_longitude": -3.79,
        "north_latitude": 11.16,
        "east_longitude": 2.1
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4168
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4168=GEOGCS["Accra",DATUM["Accra",SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"a=6378300"
	"rf=296"
	"towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4168, 'EPSG', 4168, '+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Accra",DATUM["Accra",SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]');