EPSG systems

EPSG:3997 WGS 84 / Dubai Local TM

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: UAE - Dubai municipality. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3997
NameWGS 84 / Dubai Local TM
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use UAE - Dubai municipality
United Arab Emirates (UAE) - Dubai municipality.
Bounds W 54,84° · S 24,85° · E 55,55° · N 25,34°
Countries United Arab Emirates
DatumWorld 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
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin55.333333333333336degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=55.3333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:3997.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Dubai_Local_TM",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",55.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — United Arab Emirates

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