EPSG:4048 RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 12
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Congo DR (Zaire) - 11°E to 13°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:4048 |
|---|---|
| Name | RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 12 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Congo DR (Zaire) - 11°E to 13°E The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - west of 13°E onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 11,79° · S -6,04° · E 13,00° · N -4,67° |
| Countries | Congo - Kinshasa |
| Datum | Reseau Geodesique de la RDC 2005 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4046 — RGRDC 2005 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | RGRDC 2005 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:4064) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 12 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9999 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=12 +k=0.9999 +x_0=500000 +y_0=10000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:4048.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["RGRDC_2005_Congo_TM_Zone_12",GEOGCS["GCS_RGRDC_2005",DATUM["D_Reseau_Geodesique_de_la_RDC_2005",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",12.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Congo - Kinshasa
- EPSG:3986Katanga 1955 / Katanga Gauss zone A
- EPSG:3987Katanga 1955 / Katanga Gauss zone B
- EPSG:3988Katanga 1955 / Katanga Gauss zone C
- EPSG:3989Katanga 1955 / Katanga Gauss zone D
- EPSG:4046RGRDC 2005
- EPSG:4049RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 14
- EPSG:4050RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 16
- EPSG:4051RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 18
- EPSG:4056RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 20
- EPSG:4057RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 22
- EPSG:4058RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 24
- EPSG:4059RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 26
- EPSG:4060RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 28
- EPSG:4061RGRDC 2005 / UTM zone 33S
- EPSG:4062RGRDC 2005 / UTM zone 34S
- EPSG:4063RGRDC 2005 / UTM zone 35S
- EPSG:4259Malongo 1987
- EPSG:4415Katanga 1955 / Katanga Lambert
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.