Datum: Abidjan 1987

Geodetic Datum used in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

Abidjan 1987 is a geodetic datum first defined in 1987-01-01 and is suitable for use in Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - onshore and offshore.. Abidjan 1987 references the Clarke 1880 (RGS) ellipsoid and the Greenwich prime meridian. Abidjan 1987 origin is Fundamental point: Abidjan I. Latitude: 5°18'51.01"N, longitude: 4°02'06.04"W (of Greenwich). Abidjan 1987 is a geodetic datum for Topographic mapping. It was defined by information from IGN Paris.

Datum Details
Datum Name:	Abidjan 1987
Code:	6143
Area Of Use:	Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Area Details Area Name: Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Area Code: 1075 Description: Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) - onshore and offshore. Extents: 10.74 ° -8.61 ° -2.48 ° 1.02 ° Meta Data Information Source: ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency. ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/pub/doc/iso Data Source: OGP Revision Date: March 31, 2020 Change Id: [2002.341] [2005.890] [2012.049] [2014.025]
Scope:	Topographic mapping.
Type:	geodetic
Realization Epoch:	1987-01-01
Origin:	Fundamental point: Abidjan I. Latitude: 5°18'51.01"N, longitude: 4°02'06.04"W (of Greenwich).
Ellipsoid:	Clarke 1880 (RGS) Ellipsoid Details Name: Clarke 1880 (RGS) Code: 7012 Shape: Ellipsoid Semi-Major Axis: 6378249.145 metre Unit Details 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: March 31, 2020 Change Id: [2015.062] Inverse Flattening: 293.465 Meta Data Remarks: Adopts Clarke's values for a and 1/f. Adopts his 1865 ratio of 39.370432 inches per metre to convert semi-major axis to metres. Also known as Clarke Modified 1880. Information Source: Empire Survey Review #32; 1939. Data Source: OGP Revision Date: March 31, 2020
Prime Meridian:	Greenwich Prime Meridian Details Name: Greenwich Code: 8901 Greenwich Longitude: 0 degree Unit Details Unit Name: degree Unit Code: 9102 Type: angle Target Unit: radian Unit Details 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: March 31, 2020 Change Id: [2015.062] Meta Data Remarks: = pi/180 radians Information Source: Data Source: IOGP Revision Date: March 31, 2020 Change Id: [1996.220] [2002.860] [2015.062] 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: March 31, 2020 Change Id: [1996.290] [2016.045]
Applicable CRS-s:	The following CRS are based on this datum: [Abidjan 1987]
Meta Data
Information Source:	IGN Paris.
Data Source:	IOGP
Revision Date:	March 31, 2020
Change Id:	[2008.045] [2016.048]
Alias:	Alias Naming System Remarks Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) EPSG alias This alias is not unique: it is also used for code 6142. D_Abidjan_1987 ESRI