EPSG:6211 SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 24N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Brazil - 42°W to 36°W and north of 0°N. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:6211 |
|---|---|
| Name | SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 24N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Brazil - 42°W to 36°W and north of 0°N Brazil - offshore between 42°W and 36°W, northern hemisphere. |
| Bounds | W -42,00° · S 0,00° · E -38,22° · N 0,74° |
| 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 (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | SIRGAS 2000 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15894) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -39 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=24 +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:6211.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["SIRGAS_2000_UTM_Zone_24N",GEOGCS["GCS_SIRGAS_2000",DATUM["D_SIRGAS_2000",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-39.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Brazil
- 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:5641SIRGAS 2000 / Brazil Mercator
- 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
- EPSG:6210SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 23N
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.