EPSG:6646

Karbala 1979 / Iraq National Grid

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  • Iraq - onshore. , accuracy 0.3 m, code 5077 (default) [3]

Selected transformation

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 95 stations mostly south of Baghdad but including 3 in Kirkuk-Erbil area. Maximum residuals 0.3m. May be used as a tfm to WGS 84 - see tfm code 5078.

Information source: Survey Directorate, Ministry of Water Resources.

Revision date: 2011-01-25

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: Karbala 1979

Datum: Karbala 1979

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (RGS)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Survey Division, Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR).

Revision date: 2013-12-05

Scope: Cadastre.

Area of use: Iraq - onshore.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

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Center coordinates
539395.0 468707.29

Projected bounds:
48710.41 3714.3
1005660.81 955023.26

WGS84 bounds:
38.79 29.06
48.61 37.39

Iraq - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["Karbala 1979 / Iraq National Grid",
    GEOGCS["Karbala 1979",
        DATUM["Karbala_1979",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],
            TOWGS84[70.995,-335.916,262.898,0,0,0,0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4743"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",29.0262683333333],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",46.5],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9994],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",800000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6646"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0,
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        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["Karbala_1979_Iraq_National_Grid",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Karbala_1979_Polservice",
        DATUM["D_Karbala_1979_Polservice",
            SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",800000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",46.5],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9994],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",29.0262683333333],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

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>
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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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