EPSG:4307 — Nord Sahara 1959
Nord Sahara 1959 (EPSG:4307) — a Geographic (degrees) system on the a=6378249.145 datum, used in Algeria. Parameters, proj4, WKT, accuracy ±0.1 m, plus a free converter…
At a glance
- EPSG
- 4307
- Name
- Nord Sahara 1959
- Kind
- Geographic (degrees)
- Family
- Geographic (longitude/latitude)
- Ellipsoid
- a=6378249.145
- Accuracy
- ±0.1 m (vs PROJ)
- Countries
- Algeria
Area of use
| West | -8.67° |
| South | 18.97° |
| East | 11.99° |
| North | 38.80° |
Projection parameters
| Projection | longlat |
| Semi-major axis | 6378249.145 |
| Inverse flattening | 293.465 |
| Helmert shift to WGS84 | -267.407,-47.068,446.357,-0.179423,5.577661,-1.27762,1.204866 |
+proj=longlat +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +no_defs +towgs84=-267.407,-47.068,446.357,-0.179423,5.577661,-1.27762,1.204866
GEOGCS["GCS_Nord Sahara 1959",DATUM["D_Custom_6378249.145",SPHEROID["Custom_6378249.145",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-267.407,-47.068,446.357,-0.179423,5.577661,-1.27762,1.204866]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4307"]]
Sample conversion
Algeria capital: WGS84 3.05880, 36.75380 → EPSG:4307 3.0595458, 36.7536947
Values are within ±0.1 m at the test point.
About the Geographic (longitude/latitude) family
Nord Sahara 1959 is a geographic coordinate system: positions are longitude and latitude in degrees on its reference ellipsoid, not metres on a plane. It is the datum layer that projected grids (UTM, national belts) are built upon.
Because it is unprojected, distances and areas cannot be measured directly from its degrees — convert to a metric projected system (or use a geodesic calculation) first. This page's converter does exactly that.
Related systems
- EPSG:4206 — Agadez
- EPSG:4304 — Voirol 1875
- EPSG:4671 — Voirol 1879
- EPSG:10299 — RGSH2020
- EPSG:22229 — RGSH2020 / UTM zone 29N
- EPSG:22230 — RGSH2020 / UTM zone 30N
- EPSG:32629 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 29N
- EPSG:32630 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 30N
- EPSG:32631 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 31N
- EPSG:32632 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 32N
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FAQ
- What is EPSG:4307?
- It is the coordinate system “Nord Sahara 1959”, a Geographic (degrees) system in the Geographic (longitude/latitude) family, identified worldwide by the code EPSG:4307.
- What datum does it use, and how accurate is it?
- It is based on the a=6378249.145 ellipsoid and it carries Helmert parameters to WGS84. The residual at the test point is about ±0.1 m versus PROJ; for centimetre work use a geodetic adjustment service.
- Where is this system used?
- It is used in Algeria. This page shows its area of use as a coordinate rectangle above.
- How do I convert EPSG:4307 to WGS84?
- Use the free coordinate converter above (preloaded with this system) to convert to WGS84, UTM, or any other system, within a ±0.1 m residual.
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