EPSG:3119 Douala 1948 / AEF west
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Cameroon - coastal area. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3119 |
|---|---|
| Name | Douala 1948 / AEF west |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Cameroon - coastal area |
| Bounds | W 8,45° · S 2,16° · E 10,40° · N 4,99° |
| Countries | Cameroon |
| Datum | Douala 1948 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4192 — Douala 1948 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Douala 1948 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15873) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping (medium and small scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 10.5 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.999 | unity |
| False easting | 1000000 | metre |
| False northing | 1000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=10.5 +k=0.999 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=1000000 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-206.1,-174.7,-87.7 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:3119.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Douala_1948_AEF_West",GEOGCS["GCS_Douala_1948",DATUM["D_Douala_1948",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",10.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.999],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Cameroon
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.