EPSG:4684 Gan 1970
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Maldives - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4684 |
|---|---|
| Name | Gan 1970 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Maldives - onshore |
| Bounds | W 72,81° · S -0,69° · E 73,69° · N 7,08° |
| Countries | Maldives |
| Datum | Gan 1970 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Gan 1970 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15713) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-133,-321,50 +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:4684.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Gan_1970",DATUM["D_Gan_1970",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Maldives
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.