EPSG:4159 ELD79
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Libya. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4159 |
|---|---|
| Name | ELD79 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Libya Libya - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 9,31° · S 19,50° · E 26,21° · N 35,23° |
| Countries | Libya |
| Datum | European Libyan Datum 1979 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | ELD79 to WGS 84 (8) (EPSG:15909) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-115.8543,-99.0583,-152.4616 +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:4159.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_European_Libyan_Datum_1979",DATUM["D_European_Libyan_1979",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Libya
- EPSG:2079ELD79 / UTM zone 34N
- EPSG:2080ELD79 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:2087ELD79 / TM 12 NE
- EPSG:3177LGD2006 / Libya TM
- EPSG:3190LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 5
- EPSG:3191LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 6
- EPSG:3192LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 7
- EPSG:3193LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 8
- EPSG:3194LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 9
- EPSG:3195LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 10
- EPSG:3196LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 11
- EPSG:3197LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 12
- EPSG:3198LGD2006 / Libya TM zone 13
- EPSG:3199LGD2006 / UTM zone 32N
- EPSG:3201LGD2006 / UTM zone 33N
- EPSG:3202LGD2006 / UTM zone 34N
- EPSG:3203LGD2006 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:4754LGD2006
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.