EPSG:6312 CGRS93 / Cyprus Local Transverse Mercator
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Cyprus - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:6312 |
|---|---|
| Name | CGRS93 / Cyprus Local Transverse Mercator |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Cyprus - onshore |
| Bounds | W 32,20° · S 34,59° · E 34,65° · N 35,74° |
| Countries | Cyprus |
| Datum | Cyprus Geodetic Reference System 1993 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:6311 — CGRS93 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | CGRS93 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:7721) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 33 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.99995 | unity |
| False easting | 200000 | metre |
| False northing | -3500000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=33 +k=0.99995 +x_0=200000 +y_0=-3500000 +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +towgs84=8.846,-4.394,-1.122,-0.00237,-0.146528,0.130428,0.783926 +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:6312.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["CGRS_1993_Cyprus_Local_Transverse_Mercator",GEOGCS["GCS_CGRS_1993",DATUM["D_Cyprus_Geodetic_Reference_System_1993",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",200000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-3500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",33.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99995],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Cyprus
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.