EPSG:20255 AGD66 / AMG zone 55
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Australasia - Australia and PNG - 144°E to 150°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:20255 |
|---|---|
| Name | AGD66 / AMG zone 55 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Australasia - Australia and PNG - 144°E to 150°E Australia - onshore and offshore between 144°E and 150°E. Papua New Guinea (PNG) - onshore between 144°E and 150°E. |
| Bounds | W 144,00° · S -47,20° · E 150,01° · N -1,30° |
| Countries | Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Datum | Australian Geodetic Datum 1966 |
| Ellipsoid | Australian National Spheroid a = 6378160 m · 1/f = 298.25 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4202 — AGD66 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | AGD66 to WGS 84 (18) (EPSG:15980) — accuracy 3 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 147 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=aust_SA +units=m +towgs84=-117.808,-51.536,137.784,0.303,0.446,0.234,-0.29 +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:20255.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["AGD_1966_AMG_Zone_55",GEOGCS["GCS_Australian_1966",DATUM["D_Australian_1966",SPHEROID["Australian",6378160.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",147.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Australia
- EPSG:20047GDA2020 / BCSG2020
- EPSG:20249AGD66 / AMG zone 49
- EPSG:20250AGD66 / AMG zone 50
- EPSG:20251AGD66 / AMG zone 51
- EPSG:20252AGD66 / AMG zone 52
- EPSG:20253AGD66 / AMG zone 53
- EPSG:20254AGD66 / AMG zone 54
- EPSG:20256AGD66 / AMG zone 56
- EPSG:20257AGD66 / AMG zone 57
- EPSG:20258AGD66 / AMG zone 58
- EPSG:20349AGD84 / AMG zone 49
- EPSG:20350AGD84 / AMG zone 50
- EPSG:20351AGD84 / AMG zone 51
- EPSG:20352AGD84 / AMG zone 52
- EPSG:20353AGD84 / AMG zone 53
- EPSG:20354AGD84 / AMG zone 54
- EPSG:20355AGD84 / AMG zone 55
- EPSG:20356AGD84 / AMG zone 56
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.