EPSG:27707 WGS 84 / Equi7 South America
Projected system (Azimuthal Equidistant) in use: South America - Equi7. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:27707 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / Equi7 South America |
| Type | Projected system — Azimuthal Equidistant |
| Area of use |
South America - Equi7 South America including Panama. |
| Bounds | W -124,82° · S -59,87° · E -14,58° · N 30,31° |
| Countries | Panama |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Continental mapping of raster data. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | -14 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -60.5 | degree |
| False easting | 7257179.236 | metre |
| False northing | 5592024.446 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=aeqd +lat_0=-14 +lon_0=-60.5 +x_0=7257179.236 +y_0=5592024.446 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:27707.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_Equi7_South_America",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Azimuthal_Equidistant"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",7257179.236],PARAMETER["False_Northing",5592024.446],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-60.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-14.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Panama
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.