Ellipsoid.Clarke1880Ign Property
Gets the predefined ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (IGN), used in France and Africa.
Thread safety: This property is thread-safe.
Syntax
public static Ellipsoid Clarke1880Ign { get; }Property Value
Type: Ellipsoid
The predefined ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (IGN).
The predefined ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (IGN).
Remarks
The EPSG code is 7011.
The equatorial radius is 6378249.2 m; the inverse flattening is 293.4660212936269.
The acronym IGN stands for the French Institut Géographique National. In Africa, the ellipsoid in used mainly in former French colonies. (See Wikipedia, Colonialism and the "Scramble for Africa".)
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Android