EPSG systems

EPSG:5523 WGS 84 / Gabon TM 2011

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Gabon. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:5523
NameWGS 84 / Gabon TM 2011
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Gabon
Gabon - onshore and offshore.
Bounds W 7,03° · S -6,37° · E 14,52° · N 2,32°
Countries Gabon
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin11.5degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting1500000metre
False northing5500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=11.5 +k=0.9996 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=5500000 +datum=WGS84 +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:5523.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_UTM_Gabon_TM_2011",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",5500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",11.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Gabon

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