EPSG:4143 Abidjan 1987
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4143 |
|---|---|
| Name | Abidjan 1987 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W -8,61° · S 1,02° · E -2,48° · N 10,74° |
| Countries | Côte d’Ivoire |
| Datum | Abidjan 1987 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Abidjan 1987 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1470) — accuracy 2 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-124.76,53,466.79 +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:4143.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Abidjan_1987",DATUM["D_Abidjan_1987",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Côte d’Ivoire
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.