EPSG:2943 Selvagem Grande / UTM zone 28N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Portugal - Selvagens onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2943 |
|---|---|
| Name | Selvagem Grande / UTM zone 28N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Portugal - Selvagens onshore Portugal - Selvagens islands (Madeira province) - onshore. |
| Bounds | W -16,11° · S 29,98° · E -15,79° · N 30,21° |
| Countries | Portugal |
| Datum | Selvagem Grande |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4616 — Selvagem Grande |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Selvagem Grande to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1965) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | 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 | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=28 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-289,-124,60 +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:2943.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Selvagem_Grande_1938_UTM_Zone_28N",GEOGCS["GCS_Selvagem_Grande_1938",DATUM["D_Selvagem_Grande_1938",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Portugal
- EPSG:2188Azores Occidental 1939 / UTM zone 25N
- EPSG:2189Azores Central 1948 / UTM zone 26N
- EPSG:2190Azores Oriental 1940 / UTM zone 26N
- EPSG:2942Porto Santo / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:2963Lisbon 1890 (Lisbon) / Portugal Bonne
- EPSG:3061Porto Santo 1995 / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:3062Azores Oriental 1995 / UTM zone 26N
- EPSG:3063Azores Central 1995 / UTM zone 26N
- EPSG:3763ETRS89 / Portugal TM06
- EPSG:4182Azores Occidental 1939
- EPSG:4183Azores Central 1948
- EPSG:4184Azores Oriental 1940
- EPSG:4207Lisbon
- EPSG:4274Datum 73
- EPSG:4615Porto Santo
- EPSG:4616Selvagem Grande
- EPSG:4663Porto Santo 1995
- EPSG:4664Azores Oriental 1995
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.