EPSG:26237 Massawa / UTM zone 37N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Eritrea. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:26237 |
|---|---|
| Name | Massawa / UTM zone 37N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Eritrea Eritrea - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 36,44° · S 12,36° · E 43,31° · N 18,10° |
| Countries | Eritrea |
| Datum | Massawa |
| Ellipsoid | Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4262 — Massawa |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Massawa to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1165) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 39 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=37 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=639,405,60 +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:26237.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Massawa_UTM_Zone_37N",GEOGCS["GCS_Massawa",DATUM["D_Massawa",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",39.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Eritrea
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.