EPSG:4209

Arc 1950

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Available transformations
to EPSG:4326
No other targets exist for this CRS

Selected transformation

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 7 stations. Accuracy 13m, 25m and 7m in X, Y and Z axes. Info source gives source CRS as Arc 1960. From inspection of parameter values, comparison with other CTs and geographic applicability of CRS, OGP believes that this should be Arc 1950.

Information source: US NGA GeoTrans software v3.4 and NGA Standard 0036 v1.0.0 of 2014-07-08.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Arc 1950

Datum: Arc 1950

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (Arc)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2004-01-06

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: Botswana; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe.

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

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Center coordinates
34.3 -13.25

WGS84 bounds:
32.68 -17.14
35.93 -9.37

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Arc 1950",
    DATUM["Arc_1950",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Arc)",6378249.145,293.4663077],
        TOWGS84[-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4209"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

BOUNDCRS[
    SOURCECRS[
        GEOGCRS["Arc 1950",
            DATUM["Arc 1950",
                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; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe."],
                BBOX[-26.88,19.99,-8.19,35.93]],
            ID["EPSG",4209]]],
    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",-179,
            ID["EPSG",8605]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",-81,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-314,
            ID["EPSG",8607]],
        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8608]],
        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8609]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1,
            ID["EPSG",8611]]]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Arc_1950",
    DATUM["D_Arc_1950",
        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=-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4209","+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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                }
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",
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        },
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                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
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                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4326
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    },
    "transformation": {
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            "name": "Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
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                "code": 9606
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        },
        "parameters": [
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                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
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            },
            {
                "name": "Y-axis translation",
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            },
            {
                "name": "Z-axis translation",
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            },
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                "name": "Y-axis rotation",
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                },
                "id": {
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                    "code": 8609
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Z-axis rotation",
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            },
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                "name": "Scale difference",
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}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"a=6378249.145"
	"rf=293.4663077"
	"towgs84=-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0"
	"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=-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4209, 'EPSG', 4209, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +towgs84=-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Arc 1950",DATUM["Arc_1950",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Arc)",6378249.145,293.4663077],TOWGS84[-179,-81,-314,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4209"]]');