EPSG systems

EPSG:4257 Makassar

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Indonesia - Sulawesi SW. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4257
NameMakassar
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Indonesia - Sulawesi SW
Indonesia - south west Sulawesi.
Bounds W 118,71° · S -6,54° · E 120,78° · N -1,88°
Countries Indonesia
DatumMakassar
Ellipsoid Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Makassar to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1837) — accuracy 999 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=-587.8,519.75,145.76 +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:4257.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_Makassar",DATUM["D_Makassar",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Indonesia

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