EPSG systems

EPSG:4488 Mexico ITRF92 / UTM zone 15N

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Mexico - 96°W to 90°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:4488
NameMexico ITRF92 / UTM zone 15N
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Mexico - 96°W to 90°W
Mexico between 96°W and 90°W, onshore and offshore.
Bounds W -96,00° · S 12,10° · E -90,00° · N 26,00°
Countries Mexico
DatumMexico ITRF92
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4483 — Mexico ITRF92
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 Mexico ITRF92 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:4832) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin-93degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=15 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:4488.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Mexican_Datum_1993_UTM_Zone_15N",GEOGCS["GCS_Mexican_Datum_of_1993",DATUM["D_Mexican_Datum_of_1993",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",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-93.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Mexico

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