EPSG:3163 RGNC91-93 / Lambert New Caledonia
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: New Caledonia - Belep, Grande Terre, Ile des Pins, Loyalty Islands. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3163 |
|---|---|
| Name | RGNC91-93 / Lambert New Caledonia |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) |
| Area of use |
New Caledonia - Belep, Grande Terre, Ile des Pins, Loyalty Islands New Caledonia - Belep, Grande Terre, Ile des Pins, Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Mare, Ouvea). |
| Bounds | W 163,54° · S -22,73° · E 168,19° · N -19,50° |
| Countries | New Caledonia |
| Datum | Reseau Geodesique de Nouvelle Caledonie 91-93 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4749 — RGNC91-93 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | RGNC91-93 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15880) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | -21.5 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | 166 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | -20.666666666666668 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | -22.333333333333332 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 400000 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 300000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=-21.5 +lon_0=166 +lat_1=-20.6666666666667 +lat_2=-22.3333333333333 +x_0=400000 +y_0=300000 +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:3163.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["RGNC_1991_93_Lambert_New_Caledonia",GEOGCS["GCS_RGNC_1991-93",DATUM["D_Reseau_Geodesique_de_Nouvelle_Caledonie_1991-93",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",300000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",166.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-20.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-22.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-21.5],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — New Caledonia
- EPSG:2981IGN56 Lifou / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:2995IGN53 Mare / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:2996ST84 Ile des Pins / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:2997ST71 Belep / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:2998NEA74 Noumea / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:3060IGN72 Grande Terre / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:3164ST87 Ouvea / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:3165NEA74 Noumea / Noumea Lambert
- EPSG:3166NEA74 Noumea / Noumea Lambert 2
- EPSG:3169RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 57S
- EPSG:3170RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:3171RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 59S
- EPSG:3172IGN53 Mare / UTM zone 59S
- EPSG:4633IGN56 Lifou
- EPSG:4641IGN53 Mare
- EPSG:4642ST84 Ile des Pins
- EPSG:4643ST71 Belep
- EPSG:4644NEA74 Noumea
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.