EPSG systems

EPSG:32402 WGS 72BE / UTM zone 2N

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: World - N hemisphere - 174°W to 168°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:32402
Name	WGS 72BE / UTM zone 2N
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	World - N hemisphere - 174°W to 168°W Between 174°W and 168°W, northern hemisphere between equator and 84°N, onshore and offshore.
Bounds	W -174,00° · S 0,00° · E -168,00° · N 84,00°
Countries	World
Datum	WGS 72 Transit Broadcast Ephemeris
Ellipsoid	WGS 72 a = 6378135 m · 1/f = 298.26
Base geographic system	EPSG:4324 — WGS 72BE
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	WGS 72BE to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1240) — 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	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=2 +a=6378135 +rf=298.26 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,1.9,0,0,0.814,-0.38 +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:32402.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1972_BE_UTM_Zone_2N",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1972_BE",DATUM["D_WGS_1972_BE",SPHEROID["WGS_1972",6378135.0,298.26]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-171.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — World

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)

Other systems — World