EPSG:3139 Vanua Levu 1915 / Vanua Levu Grid
Projected system (Hyperbolic Cassini-Soldner) in use: Fiji - Vanua Levu and Taveuni. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3139 |
|---|---|
| Name | Vanua Levu 1915 / Vanua Levu Grid |
| Type | Projected system — Hyperbolic Cassini-Soldner |
| Area of use | Fiji - Vanua Levu and Taveuni |
| Bounds | W 178,42° · S -17,07° · E -179,77° · N -16,10° |
| Countries | Fiji |
| Datum | Vanua Levu 1915 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (international foot) a = 6378306.3696 m · 1/f = 293.466307656 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4748 — Vanua Levu 1915 |
| Unit | link (X north, Y east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Vanua Levu 1915 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15878) — accuracy 50 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | -16.25 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 179.33333333333334 | degree |
| False easting | 1251331.8 | link |
| False northing | 1662888.5 | link |
proj4 definition
+proj=cass +hyperbolic +lat_0=-16.25 +lon_0=179.333333333333 +x_0=251727.9155424 +y_0=334519.953768 +a=6378306.3696 +b=6356571.996 +units=link +towgs84=51,391,-36 +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:3139.
Other systems — Fiji
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.