EPSG systems

EPSG:3406 VN-2000 / UTM zone 49N

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Vietnam - east of 108°E onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3406
NameVN-2000 / UTM zone 49N
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Vietnam - east of 108°E onshore
Vietnam - onshore east of 108°E.
Bounds W 108,00° · S 10,43° · E 109,53° · N 21,56°
Countries Vietnam
DatumVietnam 2000
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4756 — VN-2000
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 VN-2000 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:6960) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeTopographic mapping (medium scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin111degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=49 +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +towgs84=-191.904414,-39.303183,-111.450328,0.009288,-0.019755,0.004274,0.252906 +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:3406.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["VN_2000_UTM_Zone_49N",GEOGCS["GCS_VN_2000",DATUM["D_Vietnam_2000",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",111.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Vietnam

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.