EPSG:29170 SAD69 / UTM zone 20N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: South America - 66°W to 60°W, N hemisphere and SAD69 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:29170 |
|---|---|
| Name | SAD69 / UTM zone 20N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
South America - 66°W to 60°W, N hemisphere and SAD69 by country South America between 66°W and 60°W, northern hemisphere, onshore, but excluding most of the area south of 4°N. |
| Bounds | W -66,00° · S 0,64° · E -59,99° · N 11,23° |
| Countries | World |
| Datum | South American Datum 1969 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1967 Modified a = 6378160 m · 1/f = 298.25 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4618 — SAD69 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | SAD69 to WGS 84 (13) (EPSG:1876) — accuracy 8 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -63 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=20 +ellps=aust_SA +units=m +towgs84=-45,8,-33 +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:29170.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["SAD_1969_UTM_Zone_20N",GEOGCS["GCS_South_American_1969",DATUM["D_South_American_1969",SPHEROID["GRS_1967_Truncated",6378160.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-63.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:27701WGS 84 / Equi7 Africa
- EPSG:27706WGS 84 / Equi7 Oceania
- EPSG:29168SAD69 / UTM zone 18N
- EPSG:29169SAD69 / UTM zone 19N
- EPSG:29171SAD69 / UTM zone 21N
- EPSG:29187SAD69 / UTM zone 17S
- EPSG:31965SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 11N
- EPSG:31966SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 12N
- EPSG:31967SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 13N
- EPSG:31968SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 14N
- EPSG:31969SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 15N
- EPSG:31970SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 16N
- EPSG:31971SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 17N
- EPSG:31972SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 18N
- EPSG:31973SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 19N
- EPSG:31974SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 20N
- EPSG:31975SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 21N
- EPSG:31977SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 17S
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.