EPSG systems

EPSG:3395 WGS 84 / World Mercator

Projected system (Mercator (variant A)) in use: World - between 80°S and 84°N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:3395
Name	WGS 84 / World Mercator
Type	Projected system — Mercator (variant A)
Area of use	World - between 80°S and 84°N World between 80°S and 84°N.
Bounds	W -180,00° · S -80,00° · E 180,00° · N 84,00°
Countries	World
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	Very small scale conformal mapping.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	0	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	1	unity
False easting	0	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=merc +lon_0=0 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:3395.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_World_Mercator",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",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