EPSG systems

EPSG:7781 WGS 84 / Kerala

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

System record
CodeEPSG:7781
NameWGS 84 / Kerala
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use India - Kerala
India - Kerala; Mayyazhi (Mahe) area of Pudacherry territory.
Bounds W 74,81° · S 8,25° · E 77,40° · N 12,80°
Countries India
DatumWorld 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
ScopeNNRMS National Spatial Framework (NSF) state resource database of medium resolution earth observation imagery and mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin10.5degree
Longitude of natural origin76degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9999177unity
False easting1000000metre
False northing1000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=10.5 +lon_0=76 +k=0.9999177 +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:7781.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Kerala",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",76.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999177],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",10.5],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.