EPSG systems

EPSG:5527 SAD69(96)

Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Brazil. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.

System record
CodeEPSG:5527
NameSAD69(96)
TypeGeographic system
Area of use Brazil
Brazil - onshore and offshore. Includes Rocas, Fernando de Noronha archipelago, Trindade, Ihlas Martim Vaz and Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo.
Bounds W -74,01° · S -35,71° · E -25,28° · N 7,04°
Countries Brazil
DatumSouth American Datum 1969(96)
Ellipsoid GRS 1967 Modified a = 6378160 m · 1/f = 298.25
Unit degree (Lat north, Lon east)
Transformation to WGS 84 SAD69(96) to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:6195) — accuracy 5 m
ScopeGeodesy.

proj4 definition

+proj=longlat +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-67.35,3.88,-38.22 +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:5527.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

GEOGCS["GCS_SAD_1969_96",DATUM["D_South_American_Datum_1969_96",SPHEROID["GRS_1967_Truncated",6378160.0,298.25]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

All systems — Brazil

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