EPSG:3461 Dabola 1981 / UTM zone 28N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Guinea - west of 12°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3461 |
|---|---|
| Name | Dabola 1981 / UTM zone 28N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Guinea - west of 12°W Guinea - onshore west of 12°W. |
| Bounds | W -15,13° · S 9,01° · E -12,00° · N 12,68° |
| Countries | Guinea |
| Datum | Dabola 1981 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4155 — Dabola 1981 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Dabola 1981 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1518) — accuracy 25 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=28 +ellps=clrk80ign +units=m +towgs84=-83,37,124 +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:3461.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Dabola_1981_UTM_Zone_28N",GEOGCS["GCS_Dabola_1981",DATUM["D_Dabola_1981",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Guinea
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.