EPSG systems

EPSG:3791 NZGD2000 / Raoul Island TM 2000

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: New Zealand - Raoul and Kermadec Islands. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3791
NameNZGD2000 / Raoul Island TM 2000
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use New Zealand - Raoul and Kermadec Islands
New Zealand - Raoul Island, Kermadec Islands.
Bounds W -179,07° · S -31,56° · E -177,62° · N -29,03°
Countries New Zealand
DatumNew Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4167 — NZGD2000
Unit metre (N north, E east)
Transformation to WGS 84 NZGD2000 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1565) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin-178degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting3500000metre
False northing10000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-178 +k=1 +x_0=3500000 +y_0=10000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:3791.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["NZGD_2000_Raoul_Island_TM_2000",GEOGCS["GCS_NZGD_2000",DATUM["D_NZGD_2000",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",3500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-178.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — New Zealand

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