EPSG systems

EPSG:5459 Ocotepeque 1935 / Guatemala Sur

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: Guatemala - south of 15°51'30"N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:5459
NameOcotepeque 1935 / Guatemala Sur
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)
Area of use Guatemala - south of 15°51'30"N
Bounds W -92,29° · S 13,69° · E -88,19° · N 15,86°
Countries Guatemala
DatumOcotepeque 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 (3) (EPSG:6891) — accuracy 14 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin14.9degree
Longitude of natural origin-90.33333333333333degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.99989906unity
False easting500000metre
False northing325992.681metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_1=14.9 +lat_0=14.9 +lon_0=-90.3333333333333 +k_0=0.99989906 +x_0=500000 +y_0=325992.681 +ellps=clrk66 +units=m +towgs84=205,96,-98 +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:5459.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Ocotepeque_1935_Guatemala_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",325992.681],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-90.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",14.9],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99989906],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",14.9],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Guatemala

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