EPSG:32640 WGS 84 / UTM zone 40N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: World - N hemisphere - 54°E to 60°E - by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:32640 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / UTM zone 40N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
World - N hemisphere - 54°E to 60°E - by country Between 54°E and 60°E, northern hemisphere between equator and 84°N, onshore and offshore. Islamic Republic of Iran. kazakhstan. Oman. Russian Federation. Saudi Arabia. Turkmenistan. United Arab Emirates. Uzbekistan. |
| Bounds | W 54,00° · S 0,00° · E 60,00° · N 84,00° |
| Also covers | Iran, Kazakhstan, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Navigation and medium accuracy spatial referencing. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 57 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=40 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:32640.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_40N",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",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",57.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Iran
- EPSG:2057Rassadiran / Nakhl e Taqi
- EPSG:2058ED50(ED77) / UTM zone 38N
- EPSG:2059ED50(ED77) / UTM zone 39N
- EPSG:2060ED50(ED77) / UTM zone 40N
- EPSG:2061ED50(ED77) / UTM zone 41N
- EPSG:3200FD58 / Iraq zone
- EPSG:3307Nakhl-e Ghanem / UTM zone 39N
- EPSG:3394Nahrwan 1934 / Iraq zone
- EPSG:4132FD58
- EPSG:4153Rassadiran
- EPSG:4154ED50(ED77)
- EPSG:4693Nakhl-e Ghanem
- EPSG:4744Nahrwan 1934
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.