EPSG:3727 Reunion 1947 / TM Reunion
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Reunion - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3727 |
|---|---|
| Name | Reunion 1947 / TM Reunion |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Reunion - onshore |
| Bounds | W 55,16° · S -21,42° · E 55,91° · N -20,81° |
| Countries | Réunion |
| Datum | Reunion 1947 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4626 — Reunion 1947 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Reunion 1947 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:15751) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | -21.116666666666667 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 55.53333333333333 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 160000 | metre |
| False northing | 50000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=-21.1166666666667 +lon_0=55.5333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=160000 +y_0=50000 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=94,-948,-1262 +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:3727.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Reunion_1947_TM_Reunion",GEOGCS["GCS_Reunion_1947",DATUM["D_Reunion_1947",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",160000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",50000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",55.5333333333333],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-21.1166666666667],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Réunion
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.