EPSG systems

EPSG:4208 Aratu

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Brazil - Aratu. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4208
NameAratu
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Brazil - Aratu
Brazil - offshore south and east of a line intersecting the coast at 2°55'S; onshore Tucano basin.
Bounds W -53,38° · S -35,71° · E -26,00° · N 4,26°
Countries Brazil
DatumAratu
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Aratu to WGS 84 (21) (EPSG:5067) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-151.99,287.04,-147.45 +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:4208.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_Aratu",DATUM["D_Aratu",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Brazil

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