EPSG:5463 SAD69 / UTM zone 17N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: South America - 84°W to 78°W, N hemisphere and SAD69 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5463 |
|---|---|
| Name | SAD69 / UTM zone 17N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
South America - 84°W to 78°W, N hemisphere and SAD69 by country South America between 84°W and 78°W, northern hemisphere, onshore. |
| Bounds | W -80,18° · S 0,00° · E -78,00° · N 2,70° |
| Countries | World |
| Datum | South American Datum 1969 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1967 Modified a = 6378160 m · 1/f = 298.25 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4618 — SAD69 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | SAD69 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1864) — accuracy 19 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -81 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=17 +ellps=aust_SA +units=m +towgs84=-57,1,-41 +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:5463.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["SAD_1969_UTM_Zone_17N",GEOGCS["GCS_South_American_1969",DATUM["D_South_American_1969",SPHEROID["GRS_1967_Truncated",6378160.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-81.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:5041WGS 84 / UPS North (E,N)
- EPSG:5042WGS 84 / UPS South (E,N)
- EPSG:5643ED50 / SPBA LCC
- EPSG:5921WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A1
- EPSG:5922WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A2
- EPSG:5923WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A3
- EPSG:5924WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A4
- EPSG:5925WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone A5
- EPSG:5926WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B1
- EPSG:5927WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B2
- EPSG:5928WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B3
- EPSG:5929WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B4
- EPSG:5930WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone B5
- EPSG:5931WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C1
- EPSG:5932WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C2
- EPSG:5933WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C3
- EPSG:5934WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C4
- EPSG:5935WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic Regional zone C5
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.