EPSG:6701

Institut Geographique du Congo Belge 1955

Attributes

Ellipsoid: Clarke 1880 (RGS)

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Institut Geographique du Congo Belge.

Revision date: 2008-06-24

Scope: Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaced by IGC 1962 Arc of the 6th Parallel South, except for oil industry activities.

Area of use: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - Lower Congo (Bas Congo)

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WGS84 bounds:
16.28 -6.04
12.17 -4.28

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - Lower Congo (Bas Congo)
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

DATUM["Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",
    SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","6701"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

DATUM["Institut Geographique du Congo Belge 1955",
    ELLIPSOID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    ID["EPSG",6701]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

DATUM["D_Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",
    SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]]

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
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        "semi_major_axis": 6378249.145,
        "inverse_flattening": 293.465
    },
    "scope": "Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - Lower Congo (Bas Congo)",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": -6.04,
        "west_longitude": 12.17,
        "north_latitude": -4.28,
        "east_longitude": 16.28
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 6701
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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