EPSG systems

EPSG:6258 MAGNA-SIRGAS / Mitu urban grid

Projected system (Colombia Urban) in use: Colombia - Mitu city. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6258
NameMAGNA-SIRGAS / Mitu urban grid
TypeProjected system — Colombia Urban
Area of use Colombia - Mitu city
Bounds W -70,25° · S 1,23° · E -70,21° · N 1,29°
Countries Colombia
DatumMarco 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
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin1.2499693666666667degree
Longitude of natural origin-70.23546165555555degree
False easting1093717.398metre
False northing629997.236metre
Projection plane origin height170metre

proj4 definition

+proj=col_urban +lat_0=1.24996936666667 +lon_0=-70.2354616555556 +x_0=1093717.398 +y_0=629997.236 +h_0=170 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:6258.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["MAGNA_Mitu_Vaupes_2011",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",1093717.398],PARAMETER["False_Northing",629997.236],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-70.2354616555556],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",1.24996936666667],PARAMETER["Height",170.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Colombia

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