EPSG:3041 ETRS89 / UTM zone 29N (N-E)
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - 12°W to 6°W and ETRF by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3041 |
|---|---|
| Name | ETRS89 / UTM zone 29N (N-E) |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - 12°W to 6°W and ETRF by country Europe between 12°W and 6°W and approximately 34°50'N to 74°10'N: Faroe Islands - offshore; Ireland - offshore; Jan Mayen - onshore and offshore; Portugal - mainland - onshore and offshore; Spain - mainland - onshore and offshore; United Kingdom - UKCS offshore. |
| Bounds | W -12,01° · S 34,91° · E -6,00° · N 74,13° |
| Also covers | Faroe Islands, Ireland, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom |
| Datum | European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4258 — ETRS89 |
| Unit | metre (N north, E east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1149) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Pan-European conformal mapping at scales larger than 1:500,000. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -9 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=29 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:3041.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["ETRS_1989_ETRS-TM29",GEOGCS["GCS_ETRS_1989",DATUM["D_ETRS_1989",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-9.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Faroe Islands
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.