EPSG:5234 Kandawala / Sri Lanka Grid
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Sri Lanka - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5234 |
|---|---|
| Name | Kandawala / Sri Lanka Grid |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Sri Lanka - onshore |
| Bounds | W 79,64° · S 5,86° · E 81,95° · N 9,88° |
| Countries | Sri Lanka |
| Datum | Kandawala |
| Ellipsoid | Everest 1830 (1937 Adjustment) a = 6377276.345 m · 1/f = 300.8017 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4244 — Kandawala |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Kandawala to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1157) — accuracy 35 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 7.000480277777778 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 80.77171111111112 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9999238418 | unity |
| False easting | 200000 | metre |
| False northing | 200000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=7.00048027777778 +lon_0=80.7717111111111 +k=0.9999238418 +x_0=200000 +y_0=200000 +ellps=evrst30 +units=m +towgs84=-97,787,86 +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:5234.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Kandawala_Sri_Lanka_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_Kandawala",DATUM["D_Kandawala",SPHEROID["Everest_Adjustment_1937",6377276.345,300.8017]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",200000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",200000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",80.7717111111111],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999238418],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",7.00048027777778],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Sri Lanka
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.