EPSG:6696

Kasai 1953

Attributes

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (RGS)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Institute Geographique du Congo

Revision date: 2008-06-24

Scope: Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaced by IGC 1962 Arc of the 6th Parallel South.

Area of use: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - Kasai - south of 5°S and east of 21°30'E.

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WGS84 bounds:
26.26 -7.31
21.5 -5.01

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Kasai_1953",
    SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6696"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Kasai 1953",
    ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6696]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Kasai_1953",
    SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]]

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
    "name": "Kasai 1953",
    "ellipsoid": {
        "name": "Clarke 1880 (RGS)",
        "semi_major_axis": 6378249.145,
        "inverse_flattening": 293.465
    },
    "scope": "Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - Kasai - south of 5°S and east of 21°30'E.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -7.31,
        "west_longitude": 21.5,
        "north_latitude": -5.01,
        "east_longitude": 26.26
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6696
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

6696-datum=DATUM["Kasai_1953",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6696"]]