EPSG systems

EPSG:22300 Carthage (Paris) / Tunisia Mining Grid

Projected system (Tunisia Mining Grid) in use: Tunisia - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
CodeEPSG:22300
NameCarthage (Paris) / Tunisia Mining Grid
TypeProjected system — Tunisia Mining Grid
Area of use Tunisia - onshore
Bounds W 7,49° · S 30,23° · E 11,59° · N 37,40°
Countries Tunisia
DatumCarthage (Paris)
Ellipsoid Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294
Prime meridianParis 2.5969213 grad
Base geographic system EPSG:4816 — Carthage (Paris)
Unit kilometre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone)
ScopeMinerals management (including oil and gas exploration and production).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin36.5964grad
Longitude of false origin7.83445grad
Easting at false origin270kilometre
Northing at false origin360kilometre

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Carthage_Paris_Tunisia_Mining_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_Carthage_Paris",DATUM["Carthage_(Paris)",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Paris",2.33722917],UNIT["Grad",0.0157079632679489]],PROJECTION["Tunisia_Mining_Grid"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",36.5964],PARAMETER["central_meridian",7.83445],PARAMETER["false_easting",270.0],PARAMETER["false_northing",360.0],UNIT["kilometre",1000.0]]

All systems — Tunisia

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