EPSG:3829 Hu Tzu Shan 1950 / UTM zone 51N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Taiwan - onshore - mainland and Penghu. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3829 |
|---|---|
| Name | Hu Tzu Shan 1950 / UTM zone 51N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Taiwan - onshore - mainland and Penghu Taiwan, Republic of China - onshore - Taiwan Island, Penghu (Pescadores) Islands. |
| Bounds | W 119,25° · S 21,87° · E 122,06° · N 25,34° |
| Countries | Taiwan |
| Datum | Hu Tzu Shan 1950 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4236 — Hu Tzu Shan 1950 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Hu Tzu Shan 1950 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1152) — accuracy 26 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 123 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=51 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-637,-549,-203 +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:3829.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Hu_Tzu_Shan_UTM_Zone_51N",GEOGCS["GCS_Hu_Tzu_Shan",DATUM["D_Hu_Tzu_Shan",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",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",123.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Taiwan
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.