EPSG:4698 IGN 1962 Kerguelen
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: French Southern Territories - Kerguelen onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4698 |
|---|---|
| Name | IGN 1962 Kerguelen |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | French Southern Territories - Kerguelen onshore |
| Bounds | W 68,69° · S -49,78° · E 70,62° · N -48,60° |
| Countries | French Southern Territories |
| Datum | IGN 1962 Kerguelen |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | IGN 1962 Kerguelen to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15850) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=145,-187,103 +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:4698.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Kerguelen_Island_1949",DATUM["D_Kerguelen_Island_1949",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — French Southern Territories
- EPSG:3336IGN 1962 Kerguelen / UTM zone 42S
- EPSG:7073RGTAAF07
- EPSG:7074RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 37S
- EPSG:7075RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 38S
- EPSG:7076RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 39S
- EPSG:7077RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 40S
- EPSG:7078RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 41S
- EPSG:7079RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 42S
- EPSG:7080RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 43S
- EPSG:7081RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 44S
- EPSG:7133RGTAAF07 (lon-lat)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.