EPSG:24600 KOC Lambert
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: Kuwait - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:24600 |
|---|---|
| Name | KOC Lambert |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) |
| Area of use | Kuwait - onshore |
| Bounds | W 46,54° · S 28,53° · E 48,48° · N 30,09° |
| Countries | Kuwait |
| Datum | Kuwait Oil Company |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4246 — KOC |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | KOC to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1059) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 32.5 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 45 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9987864078 | unity |
| False easting | 1500000 | metre |
| False northing | 1166200 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_1=32.5 +lat_0=32.5 +lon_0=45 +k_0=0.9987864078 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=1166200 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=-294.7,-200.1,525.5 +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:24600.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["KOC_Lambert",GEOGCS["GCS_Kuwait_Oil_Company",DATUM["D_Kuwait_Oil_Company",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1166200.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",45.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",32.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9987864078],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",32.5],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Kuwait
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.