EPSG:5015 PTRA08 / UTM zone 26N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Portugal - Azores 30°W to 24°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5015 |
|---|---|
| Name | PTRA08 / UTM zone 26N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Portugal - Azores 30°W to 24°W Portugal - between 30°W and 24°W - central and eastern Azores - Graciosa, Terceira, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial; Sao Miguel and Santa Maria islands and surrounding EEZ. |
| Bounds | W -30,00° · S 33,52° · E -24,00° · N 42,96° |
| Countries | Portugal |
| Datum | Autonomous Regions of Portugal 2008 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:5013 — PTRA08 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | PTRA08 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:4905) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -27 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=26 +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:5015.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["PTRA08_UTM_Zone_26N",GEOGCS["GCS_PTRA08",DATUM["D_PTRA08",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",-27.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Portugal
- EPSG:4184Azores Oriental 1940
- EPSG:4207Lisbon
- EPSG:4274Datum 73
- EPSG:4615Porto Santo
- EPSG:4616Selvagem Grande
- EPSG:4663Porto Santo 1995
- EPSG:4664Azores Oriental 1995
- EPSG:4665Azores Central 1995
- EPSG:4666Lisbon 1890
- EPSG:4803Lisbon (Lisbon)
- EPSG:4904Lisbon 1890 (Lisbon)
- EPSG:5013PTRA08
- EPSG:5014PTRA08 / UTM zone 25N
- EPSG:5016PTRA08 / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:5017Lisbon 1890 / Portugal Bonne New
- EPSG:5018Lisbon / Portuguese Grid New
- EPSG:5632PTRA08 / LCC Europe
- EPSG:5633PTRA08 / LAEA Europe
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.