EPSG systems

EPSG:6260 MAGNA-SIRGAS / Monteria urban grid

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

System record
CodeEPSG:6260
NameMAGNA-SIRGAS / Monteria urban grid
TypeProjected system — Colombia Urban
Area of use Colombia - Monteria city
Bounds W -75,94° · S 8,70° · E -75,82° · N 8,81°
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 origin8.773085755555556degree
Longitude of natural origin-75.87955333055555degree
False easting1131814.934metre
False northing1462131.119metre
Projection plane origin height15metre

proj4 definition

+proj=col_urban +lat_0=8.77308575555556 +lon_0=-75.8795533305556 +x_0=1131814.934 +y_0=1462131.119 +h_0=15 +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:6260.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["MAGNA_Monteria_Cordoba_2006",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",1131814.934],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1462131.119],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-75.8795533305556],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",8.77308575555556],PARAMETER["Height",15.0],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.