EPSG:2095 Bissau / UTM zone 28N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Guinea-Bissau - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2095 |
|---|---|
| Name | Bissau / UTM zone 28N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Guinea-Bissau - onshore |
| Bounds | W -16,77° · S 10,87° · E -13,64° · N 12,69° |
| Countries | Guinea-Bissau |
| Datum | Bissau |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4165 — Bissau |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Bissau to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1547) — accuracy 25 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=28 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-173,253,27 +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:2095.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Bissau_UTM_Zone_28N",GEOGCS["GCS_Bissau",DATUM["D_Bissau",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Guinea-Bissau
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.