EPSG:4724 Diego Garcia 1969
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: British Indian Ocean Territory - Diego Garcia. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4724 |
|---|---|
| Name | Diego Garcia 1969 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
British Indian Ocean Territory - Diego Garcia British Indian Ocean Territory - Chagos Archipelago - Diego Garcia. |
| Bounds | W 72,30° · S -7,49° · E 72,55° · N -7,18° |
| Countries | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Datum | Diego Garcia 1969 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Diego Garcia 1969 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15808) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=208,-435,-229 +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:4724.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_ISTS_073_1969",DATUM["D_ISTS_073_1969",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — British Indian Ocean Territory
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.