EPSG:28600 Qatar 1974 / Qatar National Grid
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Qatar - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:28600 |
|---|---|
| Name | Qatar 1974 / Qatar National Grid |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Qatar - onshore |
| Bounds | W 50,69° · S 24,55° · E 51,68° · N 26,20° |
| Countries | Qatar |
| Datum | Qatar 1974 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4285 — Qatar 1974 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Qatar 1974 to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1563) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 24.45 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 51.21666666666667 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.99999 | unity |
| False easting | 200000 | metre |
| False northing | 300000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=24.45 +lon_0=51.2166666666667 +k=0.99999 +x_0=200000 +y_0=300000 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-128.033,-283.697,21.052 +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:28600.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Qatar_National_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_Qatar_1974",DATUM["D_Qatar",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",200000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",300000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",51.2166666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99999],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",24.45],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Qatar
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.