EPSG:31839 NGN / UTM zone 39N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Kuwait - east of 48°E onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:31839 |
|---|---|
| Name | NGN / UTM zone 39N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Kuwait - east of 48°E onshore Kuwait - onshore east of 48°E. |
| Bounds | W 48,00° · S 28,54° · E 48,48° · N 30,04° |
| Countries | Kuwait |
| Datum | National Geodetic Network |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4318 — NGN |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NGN to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1060) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 51 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=39 +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8 +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:31839.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NGN_UTM_Zone_39N",GEOGCS["GCS_NGN",DATUM["D_NGN",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",51.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Kuwait
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.