EPSG systems

EPSG:5041 WGS 84 / UPS North (E,N)

Projected system (Polar Stereographic (variant A)) in use: World - N hemisphere - north of 60°N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:5041
Name	WGS 84 / UPS North (E,N)
Type	Projected system — Polar Stereographic (variant A)
Area of use	World - N hemisphere - north of 60°N Northern hemisphere - north of 60°N onshore and offshore, including Arctic.
Bounds	W -180,00° · S 60,00° · E 180,00° · N 90,00°
Countries	World
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 south, N south)
Transformation to WGS 84	None: this is WGS 84
Scope	Military survey.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	90	degree
Longitude of natural origin	0	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.994	unity
False easting	2000000	metre
False northing	2000000	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=stere +lat_0=90 +lon_0=0 +k=0.994 +x_0=2000000 +y_0=2000000 +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:5041.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_UPS_North_(E-N)",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Polar_Stereographic_Variant_A"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.994],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",90.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — World

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

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

Other systems — World