EPSG systems

EPSG:6265 MAGNA-SIRGAS / Puerto Carreno urban grid

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

System record
CodeEPSG:6265
NameMAGNA-SIRGAS / Puerto Carreno urban grid
TypeProjected system — Colombia Urban
Area of use Colombia - Puerto Carreno city
Bounds W -67,70° · S 5,98° · E -67,41° · N 6,30°
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 origin6.1807214138888895degree
Longitude of natural origin-67.50075024722223degree
False easting1063834.703metre
False northing1175257.481metre
Projection plane origin height51.58metre

proj4 definition

+proj=col_urban +lat_0=6.18072141388889 +lon_0=-67.5007502472222 +x_0=1063834.703 +y_0=1175257.481 +h_0=51.58 +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:6265.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["MAGNA_Puerto_Carreno_Vichada_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",1063834.703],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1175257.481],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",-67.5007502472222],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",6.18072141388889],PARAMETER["Height",51.58],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.