EPSG:23947 Indian 1954 / UTM zone 47N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Asia - Myanmar and Thailand - 96°E to 102°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:23947 |
|---|---|
| Name | Indian 1954 / UTM zone 47N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Asia - Myanmar and Thailand - 96°E to 102°E Myanmar (Burma) - onshore east of 96°E; Thailand - onshore west of 102°E. |
| Bounds | W 95,99° · S 5,63° · E 102,01° · N 28,55° |
| Countries | Myanmar (Burma), Thailand |
| Datum | Indian 1954 |
| Ellipsoid | Everest 1830 (1937 Adjustment) a = 6377276.345 m · 1/f = 300.8017 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4239 — Indian 1954 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Indian 1954 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1153) — accuracy 21 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 99 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=47 +ellps=evrst30 +units=m +towgs84=217,823,299 +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:23947.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Indian_1954_UTM_Zone_47N",GEOGCS["GCS_Indian_1954",DATUM["D_Indian_1954",SPHEROID["Everest_Adjustment_1937",6377276.345,300.8017]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",99.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Myanmar (Burma)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.