EPSG:4259

Malongo 1987

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at station Y in July 1990 through Transit single point positioning using 187 passes by Geodetic Survey Ltd. Replaces Malongo 1987 to WGS 84 (1) (trf code 1330).

Information source: Chevron.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Malongo 1987

Datum: Malongo 1987

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Chevron Petroleum Technology

Revision date: 2006-01-06

Scope: Oil and gas exploration and production.

Remarks: Replaced Mhast (offshore) (CRS code 4705) in 1987. References to "Mhast" since 1987 often should have stated "Malongo 1987".

Area of use: Angola (Cabinda) - offshore; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - offshore.

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

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Center coordinates
11.45 -5.54

WGS84 bounds:
10.53 -6.04
12.37 -5.05

Angola (Cabinda) - offshore; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Malongo 1987",
    DATUM["Malongo_1987",
        SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
        TOWGS84[-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4259"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Malongo 1987",
    DATUM["Malongo 1987",
        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["Oil and gas exploration and production."],
        AREA["Angola (Cabinda) - offshore; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - offshore."],
        BBOX[-6.04,10.53,-5.05,12.37]],
    ID["EPSG",4259]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Malongo_1987",
    DATUM["D_Malongo_1987",
        SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4259","+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Malongo 1987",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Malongo 1987",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "International 1924",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
            "inverse_flattening": 297
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Oil and gas exploration and production.",
    "area": "Angola (Cabinda) - offshore; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -6.04,
        "west_longitude": 10.53,
        "north_latitude": -5.05,
        "east_longitude": 12.37
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4259
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4259=GEOGCS["Malongo 1987",DATUM["Malongo_1987",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4259"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4259, 'EPSG', 4259, '+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Malongo 1987",DATUM["Malongo_1987",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-254.1,-5.36,-100.29,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4259"]]');