EPSG:10240 SYC20 Grid
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: UK - Shrewsbury to Crewe. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
EPSG publishes no simple transformation to WGS 84 for this datum: conversion works on the ellipsoid alone and can be off by tens of metres.
| Code | EPSG:10240 |
|---|---|
| Name | SYC20 Grid |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
UK - Shrewsbury to Crewe United Kingdom (UK) - on or related to the rail route from Shrewsbury to Crewe. |
| Bounds | W -2,91° · S 52,65° · E -2,30° · N 53,16° |
| Countries | United Kingdom |
| Datum | SYC20 Intermediate Reference Frame |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:10237 — SYC20-IRF |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone) |
| Scope | Engineering survey and topographic mapping for railway applications. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 52.9 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -2.6 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 110094.4312 | metre |
| False northing | 120623.8396 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=52.9 +lon_0=-2.6 +k=1 +x_0=110094.4312 +y_0=120623.8396 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:10240.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["SYC20_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_SYC20-IRF",DATUM["SYC20_Intermediate_Reference_Frame",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",110094.4312],PARAMETER["False_Northing",120623.8396],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-2.6],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",52.9],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — United Kingdom
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Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.