EPSG systems

EPSG:6264 MAGNA-SIRGAS / Popayan urban grid

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

System record
CodeEPSG:6264
NameMAGNA-SIRGAS / Popayan urban grid
TypeProjected system — Colombia Urban
Area of use Colombia - Popayan city
Bounds W -76,65° · S 2,41° · E -76,55° · N 2,49°
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 origin2.4561598833333336degree
Longitude of natural origin-76.6060916361111degree
False easting1052430.525metre
False northing763366.548metre
Projection plane origin height1740metre

proj4 definition

+proj=col_urban +lat_0=2.45615988333333 +lon_0=-76.6060916361111 +x_0=1052430.525 +y_0=763366.548 +h_0=1740 +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:6264.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["MAGNA_Popayan_Cauca_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",1052430.525],PARAMETER["False_Northing",763366.548],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-76.6060916361111],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",2.45615988333333],PARAMETER["Height",1740.0],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.