EPSG:3170 RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 58S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: New Caledonia - 162°E to 168°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3170 |
|---|---|
| Name | RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 58S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
New Caledonia - 162°E to 168°E New Caledonia - between 162°E and 168°E onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 162,00° · S -26,45° · E 168,00° · N -14,83° |
| 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 (E east, N 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 natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 165 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=58 +south +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:3170.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["RGNC_1991-93_UTM_Zone_58S",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["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",165.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],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:3163RGNC91-93 / Lambert New Caledonia
- EPSG:3164ST87 Ouvea / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:3165NEA74 Noumea / Noumea Lambert
- EPSG:3166NEA74 Noumea / Noumea Lambert 2
- EPSG:3169RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 57S
- 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.