EPSG:6307

Nord Sahara 1959

Attributes

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (RGS)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: "Le System Geodesique Nord-Sahara"; IGN Paris

Revision date: 2012-04-18

Scope: Topographic mapping.

Remarks: Adjustment includes Morocco and Tunisia but use only in Algeria. Within Algeria the adjustment is north of 32°N but use has been extended southwards in many disconnected projects, some based on independent astro stations rather than the geodetic network.

Area of use: Algeria - onshore and offshore.

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WGS84 bounds:
11.99 18.97
-8.67 38.8

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Nord_Sahara_1959",
    SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6307"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Nord Sahara 1959",
    ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6307]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Nord_Sahara_1959",
    SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]]

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Nord Sahara 1959",
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "Clarke 1880 (RGS)",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378249.145,
        "inverse_flattening": 293.465
    },
    "scope": "Topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Algeria - onshore and offshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 18.97,
        "west_longitude": -8.67,
        "north_latitude": 38.8,
        "east_longitude": 11.99
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6307
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6307-datum=DATUM["Nord_Sahara_1959",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6307"]]