EPSG systems

EPSG:5331 Makassar (Jakarta) / NEIEZ

Projected system (Mercator (variant A)) in use: Indonesia - Sulawesi SW. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

EPSG publishes no simple transformation to WGS 84 for this datum: conversion works on the ellipsoid alone and can be off by tens of metres.

System record
CodeEPSG:5331
NameMakassar (Jakarta) / NEIEZ
TypeProjected system — Mercator (variant A)
Area of use Indonesia - Sulawesi SW
Indonesia - south west Sulawesi.
Bounds W 118,71° · S -6,54° · E 120,78° · N -1,88°
Countries Indonesia
DatumMakassar (Jakarta)
Ellipsoid Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128
Prime meridianJakarta 106.80771944444444 degree
Base geographic system EPSG:4804 — Makassar (Jakarta)
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone)
ScopeGeodesy.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin3.1922805555555556degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.997unity
False easting3900000metre
False northing900000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=merc +lon_0=3.19228055555556 +k=0.997 +x_0=3900000 +y_0=900000 +ellps=bessel +pm=jakarta +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:5331.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Makassar_Jakarta_NEIEZ",GEOGCS["GCS_Makassar_Jakarta",DATUM["Makassar_(Jakarta)",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Jakarta",106.807719444444],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",3900000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",900000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",3.19228055555556],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",4.45405154589748],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Indonesia

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