EPSG:29739 Tananarive / UTM zone 39S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Madagascar - nearshore - east of 48°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:29739 |
|---|---|
| Name | Tananarive / UTM zone 39S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Madagascar - nearshore - east of 48°E Madagascar - nearshore east of 48°E. |
| Bounds | W 48,00° · S -24,21° · E 51,03° · N -11,69° |
| Countries | Madagascar |
| Datum | Tananarive 1925 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4297 — Tananarive |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Tananarive to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:6873) — accuracy 3 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 51 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=39 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-198.383,-240.517,-107.909 +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:29739.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Tananarive_1925_UTM_Zone_39S",GEOGCS["GCS_Tananarive_1925",DATUM["D_Tananarive_1925",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",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",51.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Madagascar
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.