EPSG:6720 WGS 84 / CIG92
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Christmas Island - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:6720 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / CIG92 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Christmas Island - onshore |
| Bounds | W 105,48° · S -10,63° · E 105,77° · N -10,36° |
| Countries | Christmas Island |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Engineering survey. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 105.625 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1.000024 | unity |
| False easting | 50000 | metre |
| False northing | 1300000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=105.625 +k=1.000024 +x_0=50000 +y_0=1300000 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:6720.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_CIG92",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",50000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1300000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",105.625],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.000024],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Christmas Island
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.