EPSG:3336 IGN 1962 Kerguelen / UTM zone 42S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: French Southern Territories - Kerguelen onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3336 |
|---|---|
| Name | IGN 1962 Kerguelen / UTM zone 42S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | French Southern Territories - Kerguelen onshore |
| Bounds | W 68,69° · S -49,78° · E 70,62° · N -48,60° |
| Countries | French Southern Territories |
| Datum | IGN 1962 Kerguelen |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4698 — IGN 1962 Kerguelen |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | IGN 1962 Kerguelen to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15850) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 69 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=42 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=145,-187,103 +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:3336.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Kerguelen_Island_1949_UTM_42S",GEOGCS["GCS_Kerguelen_Island_1949",DATUM["D_Kerguelen_Island_1949",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",69.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — French Southern Territories
- EPSG:4698IGN 1962 Kerguelen
- EPSG:7073RGTAAF07
- EPSG:7074RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 37S
- EPSG:7075RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 38S
- EPSG:7076RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 39S
- EPSG:7077RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 40S
- EPSG:7078RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 41S
- EPSG:7079RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 42S
- EPSG:7080RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 43S
- EPSG:7081RGTAAF07 / UTM zone 44S
- EPSG:7133RGTAAF07 (lon-lat)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.