EPSG:4201 Adindan
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4201 |
|---|---|
| Name | Adindan |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Sudan Eritrea; Ethiopia; South Sudan; Sudan. |
| Bounds | W 21,82° · S 3,40° · E 47,99° · N 22,24° |
| Also covers | Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan |
| Datum | Adindan |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Adindan to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1100) — accuracy 9 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-166,-15,204 +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:4201.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Adindan",DATUM["D_Adindan",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Eritrea
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.