EPSG systems

EPSG:2215 Manoca 1962 / UTM zone 32N

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Cameroon - coastal area. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2215
NameManoca 1962 / UTM zone 32N
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Cameroon - coastal area
Bounds W 8,45° · S 2,16° · E 10,40° · N 4,99°
Countries Cameroon
DatumManoca 1962
Ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294
Base geographic system EPSG:4193 — Manoca 1962
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 Manoca 1962 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1796) — accuracy 0.5 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin9degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=32 +ellps=clrk80ign +units=m +towgs84=-70.9,-151.8,-41.4 +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:2215.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Manoca_1962_UTM_Zone_32N",GEOGCS["GCS_Manoca_1962",DATUM["D_Manoca_1962",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",9.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Cameroon

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