EPSG:4229 Egypt 1907
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Egypt. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4229 |
|---|---|
| Name | Egypt 1907 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Egypt Egypt - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 24,70° · S 21,89° · E 37,91° · N 33,82° |
| Countries | Egypt |
| Datum | Egypt 1907 |
| Ellipsoid | Helmert 1906 a = 6378200 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Egypt 1907 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1148) — accuracy 11 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=helmert +towgs84=-130,110,-13 +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:4229.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Egypt_1907",DATUM["D_Egypt_1907",SPHEROID["Helmert_1906",6378200.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Egypt
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.