EPSG:5355 MARGEN / UTM zone 20S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Bolivia - 66°W to 60°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5355 |
|---|---|
| Name | MARGEN / UTM zone 20S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Bolivia - 66°W to 60°W Bolivia between 66°W and 60°W. |
| Bounds | W -66,00° · S -22,87° · E -60,00° · N -9,67° |
| Countries | Bolivia |
| Datum | Marco Geodesico Nacional de Bolivia |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:5354 — MARGEN |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | MARGEN to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:5374) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -63 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=20 +south +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:5355.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["MARGEN_UTM_Zone_20S",GEOGCS["GCS_MARGEN",DATUM["D_Marco_Geodesico_Nacional",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",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-63.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Bolivia
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.