EPSG:30729 Nord Sahara 1959 / UTM zone 29N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Algeria - west of 6°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:30729 |
|---|---|
| Name | Nord Sahara 1959 / UTM zone 29N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Algeria - west of 6°W Algeria - west of 6°W (of Greenwich). |
| Bounds | W -8,67° · S 25,73° · E -6,00° · N 29,85° |
| Countries | Algeria |
| Datum | Nord Sahara 1959 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (RGS) a = 6378249.145 m · 1/f = 293.465 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4307 — Nord Sahara 1959 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Nord Sahara 1959 to WGS 84 (11) (EPSG:10296) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
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 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +towgs84=-267.407,-47.068,446.357,-0.179423,5.577661,-1.27762,1.204866 +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:30729.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Nord_Sahara_1959_UTM_Zone_29N",GEOGCS["GCS_Nord_Sahara_1959",DATUM["D_Nord_Sahara_1959",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_RGS",6378249.145,293.465]],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 — Algeria
- EPSG:4307Nord Sahara 1959
- EPSG:4671Voirol 1879
- EPSG:4811Voirol 1875 (Paris)
- EPSG:4821Voirol 1879 (Paris)
- EPSG:10299RGSH2020
- EPSG:22229RGSH2020 / UTM zone 29N
- EPSG:22230RGSH2020 / UTM zone 30N
- EPSG:22231RGSH2020 / UTM zone 31N
- EPSG:22232RGSH2020 / UTM zone 32N
- EPSG:30491Voirol 1875 / Nord Algerie (ancienne)
- EPSG:30492Voirol 1875 / Sud Algerie (ancienne)
- EPSG:30493Voirol 1879 / Nord Algerie (ancienne)
- EPSG:30494Voirol 1879 / Sud Algerie (ancienne)
- EPSG:30730Nord Sahara 1959 / UTM zone 30N
- EPSG:30731Nord Sahara 1959 / UTM zone 31N
- EPSG:30732Nord Sahara 1959 / UTM zone 32N
- EPSG:30791Nord Sahara 1959 / Nord Algerie
- EPSG:30792Nord Sahara 1959 / Sud Algerie
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.