EPSG:7044

Everest 1830 (1962 Definition)

Attributes

Unit: metre

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1999-10-20

Remarks: Used by Pakistan since metrication. Clarke's 1865 Indian foot-British foot ratio (0.99999566) and his 1865 British inch-metre ratio (39.369971) rounded with slight error as 1 Ind ft = 0.3047995m exactly and applied to Everest's 1830 definition of a & b.

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

SPHEROID["Everest 1830 (1962 Definition)",6377301.243,300.8017255,
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","7044"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

ELLIPSOID["Everest 1830 (1962 Definition)",6377301.243,300.8017255,
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
    ID["EPSG",7044]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

SPHEROID["Everest_Definition_1962",6377301.243,300.8017255]

Definition: JSON

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    "semi_major_axis": 6377301.243,
    "inverse_flattening": 300.8017255,
    "id": {
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        "code": 7044
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

7044-ellipsoid=SPHEROID["Everest 1830 (1962 Definition)",6377301.243,300.8017255,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7044"]]