EPSG systems

EPSG:2109 NZGD2000 / Taranaki 2000

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: New Zealand - North Island - Taranaki mc. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2109
NameNZGD2000 / Taranaki 2000
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use New Zealand - North Island - Taranaki mc
New Zealand - North Island - Taranaki meridional circuit area.
Bounds W 173,68° · S -39,78° · E 175,44° · N -38,40°
Countries New Zealand
DatumNew Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4167 — NZGD2000
Unit metre (N north, E east)
Transformation to WGS 84 NZGD2000 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1565) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeCadastre.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin-39.135555555555555degree
Longitude of natural origin174.2277777777778degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting400000metre
False northing800000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=-39.1355555555556 +lon_0=174.227777777778 +k=1 +x_0=400000 +y_0=800000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2109.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NZGD_2000_Taranaki_Circuit",GEOGCS["GCS_NZGD_2000",DATUM["D_NZGD_2000",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",800000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",174.227777777778],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-39.1355555555556],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — New Zealand

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.