EPSG systems

EPSG:3201 LGD2006 / UTM zone 33N

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Libya - 12°E to 18°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:3201
Name	LGD2006 / UTM zone 33N
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Libya - 12°E to 18°E Libya - between 12°E and 18°E, onshore and offshore.
Bounds	W 12,00° · S 22,51° · E 18,00° · N 35,23°
Countries	Libya
Datum	Libyan Geodetic Datum 2006
Ellipsoid	International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system	EPSG:4754 — LGD2006
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	LGD2006 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15908) — accuracy 0.1 m
Scope	Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	15	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9996	unity
False easting	500000	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=33 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-208.4058,-109.8777,-2.5764 +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:3201.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["LGD2006_UTM_Zone_33N",GEOGCS["GCS_LGD2006",DATUM["D_Libyan_Geodetic_Datum_2006",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",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Libya

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

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