EPSG:22234 Cape / UTM zone 34S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Botswana - west of 24°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:22234 |
|---|---|
| Name | Cape / UTM zone 34S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Botswana - west of 24°E |
| Bounds | W 19,99° · S -26,88° · E 24,00° · N -17,99° |
| Countries | Botswana |
| Datum | Cape |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (Arc) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.4663077 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4222 — Cape |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Cape to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1128) — accuracy 9 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 21 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=34 +south +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.4663077 +units=m +towgs84=-136,-108,-292 +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:22234.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Cape_UTM_Zone_34S",GEOGCS["GCS_Cape",DATUM["D_Cape",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_Arc",6378249.145,293.4663077]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",21.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Botswana
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.