EPSG systems

EPSG:32085 NAD27 / MTM zone 5

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Canada - Labrador - 66°W to 63°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:32085
Name	NAD27 / MTM zone 5
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Canada - Labrador - 66°W to 63°W
Bounds	W -66,00° · S 51,58° · E -63,00° · N 60,52°
Countries	Canada
Datum	North American Datum 1927
Ellipsoid	Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214
Base geographic system	EPSG:4267 — NAD27
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	NAD27 to WGS 84 (13) (EPSG:1182) — accuracy 8 m
Scope	Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	-64.5	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9999	unity
False easting	304800	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-64.5 +k=0.9999 +x_0=304800 +y_0=0 +a=6378206.4000000004 +rf=294.9786982139 +units=m +towgs84=4,159,188 +no_defs

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WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1927_MTM_5",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",304800.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-64.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Canada

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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