EPSG:4697 — IGC 1962 6th Parallel South

Geographic 2D · Congo DR (Zaire) - 6th parallel south

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",
    DATUM[
        "IGC_1962_Arc_of_the_6th_Parallel_South",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6697"]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4697"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",
    DATUM[
        "IGC 1962 Arc of the 6th Parallel South",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "Clarke 1880 (RGS)",
            6378249.145,
            293.465,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7012]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6697]
    ],
    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",4697]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4697", "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4697,
  "name": "IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "Congo DR (Zaire) - 6th parallel south",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -7.36,
    12.17,
    -3.29,
    29.64
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +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 (4697, 'EPSG', 4697, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",DATUM["IGC_1962_Arc_of_the_6th_Parallel_South",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6697"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4697"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378249.145"
  "+rf=293.465"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4697=GEOGCS["IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",DATUM["IGC_1962_Arc_of_the_6th_Parallel_South",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6697"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4697"]]

Other CRS using IGC 1962 Arc of the 6th Parallel South

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4697 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4697=GEOGCS["IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",DATUM["IGC_1962_Arc_of_the_6th_Parallel_South",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6697"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4697"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:4697 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4697, 'EPSG', 4697, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["IGC 1962 6th Parallel South",DATUM["IGC_1962_Arc_of_the_6th_Parallel_South",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7012"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6697"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4697"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:4697 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378249.145"
  "+rf=293.465"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:4697 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4697", "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →