EPSG systems

EPSG:4193 Manoca 1962

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Cameroon - coastal area. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4193
NameManoca 1962
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Cameroon - coastal area
Bounds W 8,45° · S 2,16° · E 10,40° · N 4,99°
Countries Cameroon
DatumManoca 1962
Ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Manoca 1962 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1796) — accuracy 0.5 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=clrk80ign +towgs84=-70.9,-151.8,-41.4 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4193.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_Manoca_1962",DATUM["D_Manoca_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Cameroon

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.