EPSG:4168 — Accra

Geographic 2D · Ghana

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "Accra",
    DATUM[
        "Accra",
        SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],
        TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "Accra",
    DATUM[
        "Accra",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "War Office",
            6378300,
            296,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7029]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6168]
    ],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2,ID["EPSG",6422]],
    AXIS["Geodetic latitude (Lat)",north],
    AXIS["Geodetic longitude (Lon)",east],
    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
    ID["EPSG",4168]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4168", "+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4168,
  "name": "Accra",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "Ghana",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    1.4,
    -3.79,
    11.16,
    2.1
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

How to add a projection to PostGIS? →

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4168, 'EPSG', 4168, '+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Accra",DATUM["Accra",SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378300"
  "+rf=296"
  "+towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4168=GEOGCS["Accra",DATUM["Accra",SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (5)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Accra to WGS 84 (4)	4168 → 4326	6
Accra to WGS 84 (1)	4168 → 4326	25
Accra to WGS 72BE (1)	4168 → 4324	25
Accra to WGS 84 (3)	4168 → 4326	25
Accra to WGS 84 (2)	4168 → 4326	26

Other CRS for GH

Other CRS using Accra

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4168 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4168=GEOGCS["Accra",DATUM["Accra",SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4168 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4168, 'EPSG', 4168, '+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Accra",DATUM["Accra",SPHEROID["War Office",6378300,296],TOWGS84[-199,32,322,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4168"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:4168 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378300"
  "+rf=296"
  "+towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:4168 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4168", "+proj=longlat +a=6378300 +rf=296 +towgs84=-199,32,322,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →