EPSG:3832 WGS 84 / PDC Mercator
Projected system (Mercator (variant A)) in use: Pacific Ocean. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3832 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / PDC Mercator |
| Type | Projected system — Mercator (variant A) |
| Area of use |
Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean - American Samoa, Antarctica, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, China - Hong Kong, China - Macao, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Republic of Korea (South Korea), Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Tokelau, |
| Bounds | W 98,69° · S -60,00° · E -68,00° · N 66,67° |
| Also covers | Brunei, American Samoa, Antarctica, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Topographic mapping (small scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 150 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 0 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=merc +lon_0=150 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:3832.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_PDC_Mercator",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",150.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Brunei
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.