EPSG:6257 MAGNA-SIRGAS / Medellin urban grid
Projected system (Colombia Urban) in use: Colombia - Medellin city. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:6257 |
|---|---|
| Name | MAGNA-SIRGAS / Medellin urban grid |
| Type | Projected system — Colombia Urban |
| Area of use | Colombia - Medellin city |
| Bounds | W -75,66° · S 6,12° · E -75,50° · N 6,37° |
| Countries | Colombia |
| Datum | Marco Geocentrico Nacional de Referencia |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4686 — MAGNA-SIRGAS |
| Unit | metre (N north, E east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | MAGNA-SIRGAS to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:15738) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 6.229208888888889 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -75.56488694444444 | degree |
| False easting | 835378.647 | metre |
| False northing | 1180816.875 | metre |
| Projection plane origin height | 1510 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=col_urban +lat_0=6.22920888888889 +lon_0=-75.5648869444444 +x_0=835378.647 +y_0=1180816.875 +h_0=1510 +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:6257.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["MAGNA_Medellin_Antioquia_2010",GEOGCS["GCS_MAGNA",DATUM["D_MAGNA",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["IGAC_Plano_Cartesiano"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",835378.647],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1180816.875],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-75.5648869444444],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",6.22920888888889],PARAMETER["Height",1510.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Colombia
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Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.