EPSG systems

EPSG:4319 KUDAMS

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Kuwait - Kuwait City. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4319
NameKUDAMS
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Kuwait - Kuwait City
Bounds W 47,78° · S 29,17° · E 48,16° · N 29,45°
Countries Kuwait
DatumKuwait Utility
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Kudams to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1062) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=226.702,-193.337,-35.371,-2.229,-4.391,9.238,0.9798 +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:4319.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_KUDAMS",DATUM["D_Kuwait_Utility",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Kuwait

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