EPSG:4285 Qatar 1974
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Qatar. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4285 |
|---|---|
| Name | Qatar 1974 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Qatar Qatar - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 50,55° · S 24,55° · E 53,04° · N 27,05° |
| Countries | Qatar |
| Datum | Qatar 1974 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Qatar 1974 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1562) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-128.16,-282.42,21.93 +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:4285.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Qatar_1974",DATUM["D_Qatar",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Qatar
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.