[OSGeo Africa] CRS in use in South Africa

[Zoltan]

Hi Heidi,
Thanks for the confirmation.

Regards,
Zoltan

On 2017/12/12 15:57, Heidi Van Deventer wrote:
> Hi Zoltan
>
> we use the Albers Equal Area conical projection for South Africa with 
> the central meridian at 25°E, parallels 24°S and 33° S, spheroid and 
> datum = WGS84 for calculating the extent of ecosystems at a national 
> scale in the National Biodiversity Assessment for 2018.
>
> Kind regards,
> Heidi
> >>> Zoltan <zoltans at geograph.co.za> 12/12/2017 14:39 >>>
> > Hi Africa-listers,
>
> I want to set an informal assignment for my candidates, to help them 
> recognise common CRSes used in South Africa (South, not Southern).
> Off the top of my head I can think of:
>
>   * Non projected Lat Long
>   * Lo system (North and/or South facing) projected from either Clarke
>     1880 [if very old] or WGS84
>   * UTM33-36S
>
> Are there any others_in common_ use?
>
> If so, by whom?
> Thanks and keep well,
> Zoltan
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