EPSG systems

EPSG:7777 WGS 84 / Andaman and Nicobar

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: India - Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:7777
Name	WGS 84 / Andaman and Nicobar
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	India - Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Bounds	W 92,15° · S 6,70° · E 94,33° · N 13,73°
Countries	India
Datum	World Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid	WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system	EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit	metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84	None: this is WGS 84
Scope	NNRMS National Spatial Framework (NSF) state resource database of medium resolution earth observation imagery and mapping.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	10.25	degree
Longitude of natural origin	93.25	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9999428	unity
False easting	1000000	metre
False northing	1000000	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=10.25 +lon_0=93.25 +k=0.9999428 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=1000000 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:7777.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands",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",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",93.25],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999428],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",10.25],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — India

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

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