EPSG:4701 — IGCB 1955

Geographic 2D · Congo DR (Zaire) - Bas Congo

Export Formats

OGC WKT

GEOGCS[
    "IGCB 1955",
    DATUM[
        "Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",
        SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],
        TOWGS84[-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0]
    ],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4701"]
]

WKT2

GEOGCRS[
    "IGCB 1955",
    DATUM[
        "Institut Geographique du Congo Belge 1955",
        ELLIPSOID[
            "Clarke 1880 (RGS)",
            6378249.145,
            293.465,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",7012]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",6701]
    ],
    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",4701]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:4701", "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 4701,
  "name": "IGCB 1955",
  "kind": "geographic 2D",
  "area": "Congo DR (Zaire) - Bas Congo",
  "unit": "degree (supplier to define representation)",
  "bbox": [
    -6.04,
    12.17,
    -4.28,
    16.28
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4701, 'EPSG', 4701, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["IGCB 1955",DATUM["Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4701"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378249.145"
  "+rf=293.465"
  "+towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

4701=GEOGCS["IGCB 1955",DATUM["Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4701"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (1)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
IGCB 1955 to WGS 84 (1)	4701 → 4326	5

Other CRS using Institut Geographique du Congo Belge 1955

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:4701 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

4701=GEOGCS["IGCB 1955",DATUM["Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4701"]]

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How do I add EPSG:4701 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (4701, 'EPSG', 4701, '+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["IGCB 1955",DATUM["Institut_Geographique_du_Congo_Belge_1955",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4701"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:4701 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=longlat"
  "+a=6378249.145"
  "+rf=293.465"
  "+towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

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How do I use EPSG:4701 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:4701", "+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-79.9,-158,-168.9,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

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