EPSG:3172 IGN53 Mare / UTM zone 59S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: New Caledonia - Mare - east of 168°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3172 |
|---|---|
| Name | IGN53 Mare / UTM zone 59S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
New Caledonia - Mare - east of 168°E New Caledonia - Loyalty Islands - Mare - east of 168°E. |
| Bounds | W 168,00° · S -21,71° · E 168,19° · N -21,35° |
| Countries | New Caledonia |
| Datum | IGN53 Mare |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4641 — IGN53 Mare |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | IGN53 Mare to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:15901) — accuracy 2 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 171 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=59 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=287.58,177.78,-135.41 +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:3172.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["IGN53_Mare_UTM_Zone_59S",GEOGCS["GCS_IGN53_Mare",DATUM["D_IGN53_Mare",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",171.0],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:3170RGNC91-93 / UTM zone 58S
- EPSG:3171RGNC91-93 / 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.