EPSG:8036 WGS 84 / TM Zone 21N (ftUS)
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Trinidad and Tobago - offshore east of 60°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:8036 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / TM Zone 21N (ftUS) |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Trinidad and Tobago - offshore east of 60°W |
| Bounds | W -60,00° · S 9,95° · E -57,28° · N 12,19° |
| Countries | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | US survey foot (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Oil and gas exploration and production. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -57 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 1640416.667 | US survey foot |
| False northing | 0 | US survey foot |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=-57 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000.0001016 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=us-ft +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:8036.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_TM_Zone_21N_(US_Feet)",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",1640416.667],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-57.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["US survey foot",0.304800609601219]]Other systems — Trinidad & Tobago
- EPSG:2066Mount Dillon / Tobago Grid
- EPSG:2067Naparima 1955 / UTM zone 20N
- EPSG:2314Trinidad 1903 / Trinidad Grid (ftCla)
- EPSG:4157Mount Dillon
- EPSG:4158Naparima 1955
- EPSG:4271Naparima 1972
- EPSG:4302Trinidad 1903
- EPSG:8035WGS 84 / TM Zone 20N (ftUS)
- EPSG:27120Naparima 1972 / UTM zone 20N
- EPSG:30200Trinidad 1903 / Trinidad Grid
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.