EPSG:4281

Palestine 1923

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to EPSG:4326
EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Accuracy: 1m to north and 5m to south of east-west line through Beersheba (31°15'N). Not recognised by Survey of Israel. See Palestine 1923 to WGS 84 (2) (code 8650).

Information source: Various industry sources

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Palestine 1923

Datum: Palestine 1923

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (Benoit)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2004-01-06

Scope: Geodesy.

Area of use: Israel - onshore; Jordan; Palestine Territory - onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
34.93 31.36

WGS84 bounds:
34.17 29.45
35.69 33.28

Israel - onshore; Palestine Territory - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

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    DATUM["Palestine_1923",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981],
        TOWGS84[-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4281"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981,
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            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
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                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-11.821,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Palestine_1923",
    DATUM["D_Palestine_1923",
        SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_Benoit",6378300.789,293.466315538981]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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