EPSG:3295 Guam 1963 / Yap Islands
Projected system (Modified Azimuthal Equidistant) in use: Micronesia - Yap Islands. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
EPSG publishes no simple transformation to WGS 84 for this datum: conversion works on the ellipsoid alone and can be off by tens of metres.
| Code | EPSG:3295 |
|---|---|
| Name | Guam 1963 / Yap Islands |
| Type | Projected system — Modified Azimuthal Equidistant |
| Area of use |
Micronesia - Yap Islands Federated States of Micronesia - Yap Islands. |
| Bounds | W 137,99° · S 9,39° · E 138,27° · N 9,69° |
| Countries | Micronesia |
| Datum | Guam 1963 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4675 — Guam 1963 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone) |
| Scope | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 9.546708333333333 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 138.16874444444443 | degree |
| False easting | 40000 | metre |
| False northing | 60000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=aeqd +lat_0=9.54670833333333 +lon_0=138.168744444444 +x_0=40000 +y_0=60000 +ellps=clrk66 +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:3295.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Guam_1963_Yap_Islands",GEOGCS["GCS_Guam_1963",DATUM["D_Guam_1963",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Azimuthal_Equidistant"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",9.54670833333333],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",138.168744444444],PARAMETER["false_easting",40000.0],PARAMETER["false_northing",60000.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Micronesia
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.