EPSG:28232 Pointe Noire / UTM zone 32S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Congo. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:28232 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pointe Noire / UTM zone 32S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Congo Congo - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 8,84° · S -6,91° · E 18,65° · N 3,72° |
| Countries | Congo - Brazzaville |
| Datum | Congo 1960 Pointe Noire |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4282 — Pointe Noire |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pointe Noire to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1200) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 9 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=clrk80ign +units=m +towgs84=-148,51,-291 +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:28232.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pointe_Noire_UTM_Zone_32S",GEOGCS["GCS_Pointe_Noire",DATUM["D_Pointe_Noire",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",9.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Congo - Brazzaville
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.