EPSG:10632 WC05 Grid
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: UK - London to Glasgow. 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:10632 |
|---|---|
| Name | WC05 Grid |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
UK - London to Glasgow United Kingdom (UK) - on or related to the west coast mainline rail route from London (Euston) via Carlisle to Glasgow. |
| Bounds | W -4,33° · S 51,40° · E -0,04° · N 55,92° |
| Countries | United Kingdom |
| Datum | WC05 Intermediate Reference Frame |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:10628 — WC05-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 | 53.45 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -2.15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 209900.2337 | metre |
| False northing | 401958.2494 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.45 +lon_0=-2.15 +k=1 +x_0=209900.2337 +y_0=401958.2494 +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:10632.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WC05_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_WC05-IRF",DATUM["WC05_Intermediate_Reference_Frame",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",209900.2337],PARAMETER["False_Northing",401958.2494],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-2.15],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",53.45],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — United Kingdom
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- EPSG:10229OxWo08-IRF
- EPSG:10235OxWo08 Grid
- EPSG:10237SYC20-IRF
- EPSG:10240SYC20 Grid
- EPSG:10272SMITB20-IRF
- EPSG:10275SMITB20 Grid
- EPSG:10277RBEPP12-IRF
- EPSG:10280RBEPP12 Grid
- EPSG:10468COV23-IRF
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- EPSG:10623ECML14-IRF
- EPSG:10626ECML14 Grid
- EPSG:10628WC05-IRF
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.