EPSG:4204

Ain el Abd

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to EPSG:4326
EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derivation is more precise, but no evidence that accuracy is better than Ain el Abd to WGS 84 (3). OGP recommends using Ain el Abd to WGS 84 (3).

Information source: KOC

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Ain el Abd

Datum: Ain el Abd 1970

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2004-01-06

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
47.51 29.31

WGS84 bounds:
46.54 28.53
48.48 30.09

Kuwait - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Ain el Abd",
    DATUM["Ain_el_Abd_1970",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
        TOWGS84[-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4204"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

BOUNDCRS[
    SOURCECRS[
        GEOGCRS["Ain el Abd",
            DATUM["Ain el Abd 1970",
                ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
                    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["Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia - onshore."],
                BBOX[16.37,34.51,32.16,55.67]],
            ID["EPSG",4204]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["WGS 84",
            ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble",
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
            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["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["World."],
                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
            ID["EPSG",4326]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
            ID["EPSG",9606]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis translation",-85.645,
            ID["EPSG",8605]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",-273.077,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-79.708,
            ID["EPSG",8607]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",-2.289,
            ID["EPSG",8608]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",1.421,
            ID["EPSG",8609]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-2.532,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.000003194,
            ID["EPSG",8611]]]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Ain_el_Abd_1970",
    DATUM["D_Ain_el_Abd_1970",
        SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4204","+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "BoundCRS",
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        "type": "GeographicCRS",
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        "datum": {
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                "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
                "inverse_flattening": 297
            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
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                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
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                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
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        }
    },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)",
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1152
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",
                    "id": {
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                    }
                },
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                    }
                },
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)",
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                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 1156
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",
                    "id": {
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                        "code": 1309
                    }
                }
            ],
            "ellipsoid": {
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                "code": 6326
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        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
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                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
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                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4326
        }
    },
    "transformation": {
        "name": "Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        "method": {
            "name": "Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9606
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
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                "name": "X-axis translation",
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                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
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                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Y-axis translation",
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                "id": {
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                    "code": 8606
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            },
            {
                "name": "Z-axis translation",
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                "id": {
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            },
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            },
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                "name": "Y-axis rotation",
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                    "conversion_factor": 4.84813681109536e-06
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                "id": {
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                    "code": 8609
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Z-axis rotation",
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        ]
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4204=GEOGCS["Ain el Abd",DATUM["Ain_el_Abd_1970",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4204"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4204, 'EPSG', 4204, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Ain el Abd",DATUM["Ain_el_Abd_1970",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4204"]]');