Accra
Geographic 2D CRS used in Ghana
Accra
is a geographic 2D CRS last revised on January 16, 2021
and is suitable for use in
Ghana - onshore and offshore.
Accra uses the Accra as its datum.
Accra is a CRS for Geodetic survey.
It was defined by information from Ordnance Survey International. Ellipsoid semi-major axis (a)=20926201 exactly Gold Coast feet. Replaced by Leigon (code 4250) in 1978.
Accra
Geographic 2D CRS Details
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Name: | Accra |
Code: | 4168 |
CRS Type: | geographic 2D |
Area Of Use: |
Ghana
Area Details
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Area Name: | Ghana |
Area Code: | 1104 |
Description: | Ghana - onshore and offshore. |
Extents: |
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11.16 ° |
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-3.79 ° |
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2.1 ° |
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1.4 ° |
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Meta Data |
Information Source: | ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency. ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/doc/iso |
Data Source: | OGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2002.341] [2005.890] [2012.049] |
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Datum: |
Accra
Datum Details
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Datum Name: | Accra |
Code: | 6168 |
Area Of Use: |
Ghana
Area Details
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Area Name: | Ghana |
Area Code: | 1104 |
Description: | Ghana - onshore and offshore. |
Extents: |
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11.16 ° |
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-3.79 ° |
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2.1 ° |
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1.4 ° |
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Meta Data |
Information Source: | ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency. ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/doc/iso |
Data Source: | OGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2002.341] [2005.890] [2012.049] |
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Scope: | Topographic mapping. |
Type: | geodetic |
Realization Epoch: | |
Origin: | Fundamental point: GCS Station 547. Latitude: 5°23'43.3"N, longitude: 0°11'52.3"W (of Greenwich). |
Ellipsoid: | War Office
Ellipsoid Details |
Name: | War Office |
Code: | 7029 |
Shape: | Ellipsoid |
Semi-Major Axis: |
6378300 metre
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | metre |
Unit Code: | 9001 |
Type: | length |
Target Unit: | metre |
Meta Data |
Remarks: | Also known as International metre. SI standard unit. |
Information Source: | ISO 1000. |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2015.062] |
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Inverse Flattening: | 296. |
Meta Data |
Remarks: | In non-metric form, a=20926201 Gold Coast feet. DMA Technical Manual 8358.1 and data derived from this quotes value for semi-major axis as 6378300.58m: OGP recommends use of defined value 6378300m exactly. |
Information Source: | Tables for the use of the Gold Coast Survey Department, 1935. |
Data Source: | OGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2009.075] |
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Prime Meridian: | Greenwich
Prime Meridian Details
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Name: | Greenwich |
Code: | 8901 |
Greenwich Longitude: |
0
degree
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | degree |
Unit Code: | 9102 |
Type: | angle |
Target Unit: | radian
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | radian |
Unit Code: | 9101 |
Type: | angle |
Target Unit: | radian |
Meta Data |
Remarks: | SI standard unit. |
Information Source: | ISO 1000:1992 |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2015.062] |
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Meta Data |
Remarks: | = pi/180 radians |
Information Source: | |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[1996.220] [2002.860] [2015.062] |
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Meta Data |
Remarks: | The international reference meridian as defined first by the 1884 International Meridian Conference and later by the Bureau International de l'Heure (BIH) and then the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS). |
Information Source: | OGP |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[1996.290] [2016.045] |
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Applicable CRS-s: |
The following CRS are based on this datum:
[Accra] |
Meta Data |
Remarks: | Replaced in 1978 by Leigon datum (code 6250). |
Information Source: | Ordnance Survey International |
Data Source: | OGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2008.045] |
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Coordinate System: | Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree
Coordinate System Details
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Name: | Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree |
Code: | 6422 |
Axes: |
Order |
Name |
Abreviation |
Direction |
Unit |
1 |
Lat |
Geodetic latitude |
north |
degree (supplier to define representation)
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | degree (supplier to define representation) |
Unit Code: | 9122 |
Type: | angle |
Target Unit: | radian
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | radian |
Unit Code: | 9101 |
Type: | angle |
Target Unit: | radian |
Meta Data |
Remarks: | SI standard unit. |
Information Source: | ISO 1000:1992 |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2015.062] |
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Meta Data |
Remarks: | = pi/180 radians. The degree representation (e.g. decimal, DMSH, etc.) must be clarified by suppliers of data associated with this code. |
Information Source: | OGP |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2015.062] |
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2 |
Lon |
Geodetic longitude |
east |
degree (supplier to define representation)
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | degree (supplier to define representation) |
Unit Code: | 9122 |
Type: | angle |
Target Unit: | radian
Unit Details
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Unit Name: | radian |
Unit Code: | 9101 |
Type: | angle |
Target Unit: | radian |
Meta Data |
Remarks: | SI standard unit. |
Information Source: | ISO 1000:1992 |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2015.062] |
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Meta Data |
Remarks: | = pi/180 radians. The degree representation (e.g. decimal, DMSH, etc.) must be clarified by suppliers of data associated with this code. |
Information Source: | OGP |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2015.062] |
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Meta Data |
Remarks: | Coordinates referenced to this CS are in degrees. Any degree representation (e.g. DMSH, decimal, etc.) may be used but that used must be declared for the user by the supplier of data. Used in geographic 2D coordinate reference systems. |
Information Source: | OGP |
Data Source: | IOGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2008.045] [2015.018] |
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Meta Data |
Remarks: | Ellipsoid semi-major axis (a)=20926201 exactly Gold Coast feet. Replaced by Leigon (code 4250) in 1978. |
Information Source: | Ordnance Survey International |
Data Source: | OGP |
Revision Date: | January 16, 2021 |
Change Id: |
[2003.370] |
Alias: |
Alias |
Naming System |
Remarks |
GCS_Accra |
ESRI |
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