EPSG:7992 Malongo 1987 / UTM zone 33S
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: DR Congo (Zaire) - offshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:7992 |
|---|---|
| Name | Malongo 1987 / UTM zone 33S |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
DR Congo (Zaire) - offshore The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - offshore. |
| Bounds | W 11,79° · S -6,04° · E 12,37° · N -5,79° |
| Countries | Congo - Kinshasa |
| Datum | Malongo 1987 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4259 — Malongo 1987 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Malongo 1987 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1557) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration and production. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 10000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=33 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-254.1,-5.36,-100.29 +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:7992.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Malongo_1987_UTM_zone_33S",GEOGCS["GCS_Malongo_1987",DATUM["D_Malongo_1987",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Congo - Kinshasa
- EPSG:4051RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 18
- EPSG:4056RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 20
- EPSG:4057RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 22
- EPSG:4058RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 24
- EPSG:4059RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 26
- EPSG:4060RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 28
- EPSG:4061RGRDC 2005 / UTM zone 33S
- EPSG:4062RGRDC 2005 / UTM zone 34S
- EPSG:4063RGRDC 2005 / UTM zone 35S
- EPSG:4259Malongo 1987
- EPSG:4415Katanga 1955 / Katanga Lambert
- EPSG:4695Katanga 1955
- EPSG:4696Kasai 1953
- EPSG:4697IGC 1962 6th Parallel South
- EPSG:4701IGCB 1955
- EPSG:4704Mhast (onshore)
- EPSG:4705Mhast (offshore)
- EPSG:5844RGRDC 2005 / Congo TM zone 30
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.