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DATUM REPORT
ARC 1950
DATUM DETAILS
DATUM NAME Arc 1950
DATUM CODE 6209
ELLIPSOID [ 7013 ] Clarke 1880 (Arc)
PRIME MERIDIAN [ 8901 ] Greenwich
SCOPE Topographic mapping, geodetic survey.
REALIZATION EPOCH 1950
AREA OF USE [ 1276 ] Africa - Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
-8.19 °
20 ° 35.92 °
-26.88 °
Used in: Botswana; Malawi; Zambia; Zimbabwe.
DATA SOURCE OGP
REVISION DATE 06/24/2008
ELLIPSOID DETAILS
ELLIPSOID NAME Clarke 1880 (Arc)
ELLIPSOID CODE 7013
DIMENSIONSSemi Major Axis 6378249.145 metre
Inverse Flattening 293.4663077 metre
Shape Ellipsoid
REMARKS Adopts Clarke's value for a with derived 1/f. Uses his 1865 ratio of 39.370432 inch per metre to convert semi-major axis to metres.
INFORMATION SOURCE Chief Directorate: Surveys and Mapping, Mowbray, South Africa.
DATA SOURCE OGP
REVISION DATE 06/05/2001
PRIME MERIDIAN DETAILS
NAME Greenwich
CODE 8901
GREENWICH LONGITUDE 0 degree
DATA SOURCE OGP
REVISION DATE 06/02/1995