EPSG:3062 Azores Oriental 1995 / UTM zone 26N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Portugal - Azores E - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3062 |
|---|---|
| Name | Azores Oriental 1995 / UTM zone 26N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Portugal - Azores E - onshore Portugal - eastern Azores onshore - Sao Miguel, Santa Maria, Formigas. |
| Bounds | W -25,92° · S 36,87° · E -24,72° · N 37,96° |
| Countries | Portugal |
| Datum | Azores Oriental Islands 1995 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4664 — Azores Oriental 1995 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Azores Oriental 1995 to WGS 84 (5) (EPSG:1971) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -27 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=26 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-208.719,129.685,52.092,-0.195,-0.014,0.327,0.198 +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:3062.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Azores_Oriental_1995_UTM_Zone_26N",GEOGCS["GCS_Azores_Oriental_1995",DATUM["D_Azores_Oriental_Islands_1995",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",-27.0],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:2943Selvagem Grande / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:2963Lisbon 1890 (Lisbon) / Portugal Bonne
- EPSG:3061Porto Santo 1995 / UTM zone 28N
- 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.