EPSG:5457 Ocotepeque 1935 / Costa Rica Sur
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: Costa Rica - onshore south of 9°56'N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5457 |
|---|---|
| Name | Ocotepeque 1935 / Costa Rica Sur |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) |
| Area of use |
Costa Rica - onshore south of 9°56'N Costa Rica - onshore south of 9°56'N |
| Bounds | W -85,74° · S 7,98° · E -82,53° · N 9,94° |
| Countries | Costa Rica |
| Datum | Ocotepeque 1935 |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1866 a = 6378206.4 m · 1/f = 294.978698214 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:5451 — Ocotepeque 1935 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Ocotepeque 1935 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:5470) — accuracy 8 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 9 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -83.66666666666667 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.99995696 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 327987.436 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_1=9 +lat_0=9 +lon_0=-83.6666666666667 +k_0=0.99995696 +x_0=500000 +y_0=327987.436 +ellps=clrk66 +units=m +towgs84=213.11,9.37,-74.95 +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:5457.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Ocotepeque_1935_Costa_Rica_Sur",GEOGCS["GCS_Ocotepeque_1935",DATUM["D_Ocotepeque_1935",SPHEROID["Clarke_1866",6378206.4,294.978698213898]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",327987.436],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-83.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",9.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99995696],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",9.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Costa Rica
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.