EPSG systems

EPSG:29333 Schwarzeck / UTM zone 33S

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Namibia - offshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:29333
Name	Schwarzeck / UTM zone 33S
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Namibia - offshore
Bounds	W 8,24° · S -30,64° · E 16,46° · N -17,24°
Countries	Namibia
Datum	Schwarzeck
Ellipsoid	Bessel Namibia (GLM) a = 6377483.865280419 m · 1/f = 299.1528128
Base geographic system	EPSG:4293 — Schwarzeck
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	Schwarzeck to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1226) — accuracy 35 m
Scope	Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	15	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9996	unity
False easting	500000	metre
False northing	10000000	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=33 +south +ellps=bess_nam +units=m +towgs84=616,97,-251 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:29333.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Schwarzeck_UTM_Zone_33S",GEOGCS["GCS_Schwarzeck",DATUM["D_Schwarzeck",SPHEROID["Bessel_Namibia_GLM",6377483.86528042,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Namibia

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

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