EPSG:3784 Pitcairn 1967 / UTM zone 9S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Pitcairn - Pitcairn Island. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3784 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pitcairn 1967 / UTM zone 9S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Pitcairn - Pitcairn Island |
| Bounds | W -130,16° · S -25,14° · E -130,01° · N -25,00° |
| Countries | Pitcairn Islands |
| Datum | Pitcairn 1967 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4729 — Pitcairn 1967 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pitcairn 1967 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15819) — accuracy 44 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -129 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=9 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=185,165,42 +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:3784.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pitcairn_1967_UTM_Zone_9S",GEOGCS["GCS_Pitcairn_1967",DATUM["D_Pitcairn_1967",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-129.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Pitcairn Islands
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.