EPSG:3795 NAD27 / Cuba Norte
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Cuba - onshore north of 21°30'N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3795 |
|---|---|
| Name | NAD27 / Cuba Norte |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) |
| Area of use |
Cuba - onshore north of 21°30'N Cuba - onshore north of 21°30'N but also including all of Isla de la Juventud. |
| Bounds | W -85,01° · S 21,38° · E -76,91° · N 23,25° |
| Countries | Cuba |
| Datum | North American Datum 1927 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4267 — NAD27 |
| Unit | metre (Y north, X east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | NAD27 to WGS 84 (88) (EPSG:15978) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 22.35 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | -81 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 23 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 21.7 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 500000 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 280296.016 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=22.35 +lon_0=-81 +lat_1=23 +lat_2=21.7 +x_0=500000 +y_0=280296.016 +a=6378206.4000000004 +rf=294.9786982139 +units=m +towgs84=2.478,149.752,197.726,0.526,0.498,-0.501,0.685 +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:3795.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NAD_1927_Cuba_Norte",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1927",DATUM["D_North_American_1927",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",280296.016],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-81.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",23.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",21.7],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",22.35],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Cuba
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.