EPSG:5641 SIRGAS 2000 / Brazil Mercator
Projected system (Mercator (variant B)) in use: Brazil - equatorial margin. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5641 |
|---|---|
| Name | SIRGAS 2000 / Brazil Mercator |
| Type | Projected system — Mercator (variant B) |
| Area of use |
Brazil - equatorial margin Brazil - offshore - equatorial margin. |
| Bounds | W -51,64° · S -5,74° · E -32,43° · N 7,04° |
| Countries | Brazil |
| Datum | Sistema de Referencia Geocentrico para las AmericaS 2000 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4674 — SIRGAS 2000 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | SIRGAS 2000 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15894) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration and production. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | -2 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -43 | degree |
| False easting | 5000000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=merc +lat_ts=-2 +lon_0=-43 +x_0=5000000 +y_0=10000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:5641.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["SIRGAS_2000_Brazil_Mercator",GEOGCS["GCS_SIRGAS_2000",DATUM["D_SIRGAS_2000",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",5000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-43.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-2.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Brazil
- EPSG:5337Aratu / UTM zone 25S
- EPSG:5396SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 26S
- EPSG:5524Corrego Alegre 1961
- EPSG:5527SAD69(96)
- EPSG:5530SAD69(96) / Brazil Polyconic
- EPSG:5531SAD69(96) / UTM zone 21S
- EPSG:5533SAD69(96) / UTM zone 23S
- EPSG:5534SAD69(96) / UTM zone 24S
- EPSG:5535SAD69(96) / UTM zone 25S
- EPSG:5536Corrego Alegre 1961 / UTM zone 21S
- EPSG:5537Corrego Alegre 1961 / UTM zone 22S
- EPSG:5538Corrego Alegre 1961 / UTM zone 23S
- EPSG:5539Corrego Alegre 1961 / UTM zone 24S
- EPSG:5858SAD69(96) / UTM zone 22S
- EPSG:5875SAD69(96) / UTM zone 18S
- EPSG:5876SAD69(96) / UTM zone 19S
- EPSG:5877SAD69(96) / UTM zone 20S
- EPSG:5880SIRGAS 2000 / Brazil Polyconic
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.