EPSG systems

EPSG:5533 SAD69(96) / UTM zone 23S

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Brazil - 48°W to 42°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:5533
NameSAD69(96) / UTM zone 23S
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Brazil - 48°W to 42°W
Brazil - between 48°W and 42°W, northern and southern hemispheres, onshore and offshore.
Bounds W -48,00° · S -33,50° · E -42,00° · N 5,13°
Countries Brazil
DatumSouth American Datum 1969(96)
Ellipsoid GRS 1967 Modified a = 6378160 m · 1/f = 298.25
Base geographic system EPSG:5527 — SAD69(96)
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 SAD69(96) to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:6195) — accuracy 5 m
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin-45degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing10000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=23 +south +ellps=aust_SA +units=m +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:5533.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["SAD_1969_96_UTM_Zone_23S",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]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-45.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Brazil

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