EPSG:24200 JAD69 / Jamaica National Grid
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: Jamaica - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:24200 |
|---|---|
| Name | JAD69 / Jamaica National Grid |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) |
| Area of use | Jamaica - onshore |
| Bounds | W -78,43° · S 17,64° · E -76,17° · N 18,58° |
| Countries | Jamaica |
| Datum | Jamaica 1969 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4242 — JAD69 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | JAD69 to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:15927) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 18 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -77 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 250000 | metre |
| False northing | 150000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_1=18 +lat_0=18 +lon_0=-77 +k_0=1 +x_0=250000 +y_0=150000 +ellps=clrk66 +units=m +towgs84=-33.722,153.789,94.959,-8.581,-4.478,4.54,8.95 +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:24200.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Jamaica_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_Jamaica_1969",DATUM["D_Jamaica_1969",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",250000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",150000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-77.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",18.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",18.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Jamaica
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.