EPSG systems

EPSG:5559 Ocotepeque 1935 / Guatemala Norte

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

System record
CodeEPSG:5559
NameOcotepeque 1935 / Guatemala Norte
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)
Area of use Guatemala - north of 15°51'30"N
Bounds W -91,86° · S 15,85° · E -88,34° · N 17,83°
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 origin16.816666666666666degree
Longitude of natural origin-90.33333333333333degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.99992226unity
False easting500000metre
False northing292209.579metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_1=16.8166666666667 +lat_0=16.8166666666667 +lon_0=-90.3333333333333 +k_0=0.99992226 +x_0=500000 +y_0=292209.579 +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:5559.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Ocotepeque_1935_Guatemala_Norte",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",292209.579],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-90.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",16.8166666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99992226],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",16.8166666666667],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.