EPSG:3769 Bermuda 1957 / UTM zone 20N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Bermuda - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3769 |
|---|---|
| Name | Bermuda 1957 / UTM zone 20N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Bermuda - onshore |
| Bounds | W -64,89° · S 32,21° · E -64,61° · N 32,43° |
| Countries | Bermuda |
| Datum | Bermuda 1957 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4216 — Bermuda 1957 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Bermuda 1957 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:15970) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -63 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=20 +ellps=clrk66 +units=m +towgs84=-292.295,248.758,429.447,4.9971,2.99,6.6906,1.0289 +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:3769.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Bermuda_1957_UTM_Zone_20N",GEOGCS["GCS_Bermuda_1957",DATUM["D_Bermuda_1957",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-63.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Bermuda
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.