EPSG:4244 Kandawala
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Sri Lanka - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4244 |
|---|---|
| Name | Kandawala |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Sri Lanka - onshore |
| Bounds | W 79,64° · S 5,86° · E 81,95° · N 9,88° |
| Countries | Sri Lanka |
| Datum | Kandawala |
| Ellipsoid | Everest 1830 (1937 Adjustment) a = 6377276.345 m · 1/f = 300.8017 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Kandawala to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1157) — accuracy 35 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=evrst30 +towgs84=-97,787,86 +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:4244.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Kandawala",DATUM["D_Kandawala",SPHEROID["Everest_Adjustment_1937",6377276.345,300.8017]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Sri Lanka
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.