EPSG systems

EPSG:3116 MAGNA-SIRGAS / Colombia Bogota zone

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Colombia - 75°35'W to 72°35'W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3116
NameMAGNA-SIRGAS / Colombia Bogota zone
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Colombia - 75°35'W to 72°35'W
Colombia - onshore between 1°30'W and 1°30'E of Bogota (approximately 75°35'W and 72°35'W of Greenwich).
Bounds W -75,59° · S -2,51° · E -72,58° · N 11,82°
Countries Colombia
DatumMarco Geocentrico Nacional de Referencia
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4686 — MAGNA-SIRGAS
Unit metre (N north, E east)
Transformation to WGS 84 MAGNA-SIRGAS to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15738) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin4.596200416666666degree
Longitude of natural origin-74.07750791666666degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting1000000metre
False northing1000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=4.59620041666667 +lon_0=-74.0775079166667 +k=1 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=1000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:3116.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["MAGNA_Colombia_Bogota",GEOGCS["GCS_MAGNA",DATUM["D_MAGNA",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-74.0775079166667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",4.59620041666667],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Colombia

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.