EPSG:4255 Herat North
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Afghanistan. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4255 |
|---|---|
| Name | Herat North |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Afghanistan |
| Bounds | W 60,50° · S 29,40° · E 74,92° · N 38,48° |
| Countries | Afghanistan |
| Datum | Herat North |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Herat North to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1246) — accuracy 999 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-333,-222,114 +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:4255.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Herat_North",DATUM["D_Herat_North",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.