EPSG systems

EPSG:32192 NAD83 / MTM zone 12

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Canada - Ontario - MTM zone 12. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:32192
NameNAD83 / MTM zone 12
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Canada - Ontario - MTM zone 12
Canada - Ontario - between 82°30'W and 79°30'W: north of 46°N in area between 82°30'W and 80°15'W, north of 47°N in area between 80°15'W and 79°30'W.
Bounds W -82,50° · S 46,00° · E -79,50° · N 55,21°
Countries Canada
DatumNorth American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4269 — NAD83
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 NAD83 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1188) — accuracy 4 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin-81degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9999unity
False easting304800metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-81 +k=0.9999 +x_0=304800 +y_0=0 +a=6378137 +rf=298.257222101 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:32192.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NAD_1983_MTM_12",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",304800.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-81.0],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.