EPSG systems

EPSG:4701 IGCB 1955

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Congo DR (Zaire) - Bas Congo. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:4701
NameIGCB 1955
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Congo DR (Zaire) - Bas Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - Lower Congo (Bas Congo)
Bounds W 12,17° · S -6,04° · E 16,28° · N -4,28°
Countries Congo - Kinshasa
DatumInstitut Geographique du Congo Belge 1955
Ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 IGCB 1955 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15787) — accuracy 5 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9 +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:4701.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_IGCB_1955",DATUM["D_Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Congo - Kinshasa

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