EPSG:24819 PSAD56 / UTM zone 19N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: South America - 72°W to 66°W, N hemisphere and PSAD56 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:24819 |
|---|---|
| Name | PSAD56 / UTM zone 19N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
South America - 72°W to 66°W, N hemisphere and PSAD56 by country South America (Aruba; Bonaire; Curacao; Venezuela) between 72°W and 66°W, northern hemisphere, onshore. |
| Bounds | W -72,00° · S 0,73° · E -66,00° · N 12,68° |
| Countries | Aruba, Curaçao, Venezuela |
| Datum | Provisional South American Datum 1956 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4248 — PSAD56 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | PSAD56 to WGS 84 (9) (EPSG:1209) — accuracy 23 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -69 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=19 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-295,173,-371 +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:24819.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["PSAD_1956_UTM_Zone_19N",GEOGCS["GCS_Provisional_S_American_1956",DATUM["D_Provisional_S_American_1956",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-69.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.