EPSG systems

EPSG:25394 Luzon 1911 / Philippines zone IV

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Philippines - zone IV onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:25394
NameLuzon 1911 / Philippines zone IV
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Philippines - zone IV onshore
Philippines - onshore approximately between 122°E and 124°E - southeast Luzon (east of 122°E); Tablas; Masbate; Panay; Cebu; Negros; northwest Mindanao (west of 124°E).
Bounds W 121,74° · S 6,35° · E 124,29° · N 18,58°
Countries Philippines
DatumLuzon 1911
Ellipsoid Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214
Base geographic system EPSG:4253 — Luzon 1911
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 Luzon 1911 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1161) — accuracy 17 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin123degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.99995unity
False easting500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=123 +k=0.99995 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=clrk66 +units=m +towgs84=-133,-77,-51 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:25394.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Philippines_Zone_IV",GEOGCS["GCS_Luzon_1911",DATUM["D_Luzon_1911",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",123.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99995],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Philippines

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