EPSG:4210 Arc 1960
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Africa - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4210 |
|---|---|
| Name | Arc 1960 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Africa - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. |
| Bounds | W 28,85° · S -11,75° · E 41,91° · N 4,63° |
| Also covers | Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya |
| Datum | Arc 1960 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Arc 1960 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1122) — accuracy 35 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-160,-6,-302 +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:4210.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Arc_1960",DATUM["D_Arc_1960",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Tanzania
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.