EPSG systems

EPSG:9250 Tapi Aike / Argentina 2

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Argentina - south Santa Cruz east of 70.5°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:9250
Name	Tapi Aike / Argentina 2
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Argentina - south Santa Cruz east of 70.5°W Argentina - Santa Cruz province south of approximately 50°20'S and east of 70°30'W.
Bounds	W -70,50° · S -52,43° · E -68,30° · N -50,33°
Countries	Argentina
Datum	Tapi Aike
Ellipsoid	International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system	EPSG:9248 — Tapi Aike
Unit	metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84	Tapi Aike to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:9260) — accuracy 5 m
Scope	Oil and gas exploration and production.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	-90	degree
Longitude of natural origin	-69	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	1	unity
False easting	2500000	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=-90 +lon_0=-69 +k=1 +x_0=2500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-192.26,65.72,132.08 +no_defs

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WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Tapi_Aike_Argentina_2",GEOGCS["Tapi_Aike",DATUM["Tapi_Aike",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-69.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-90.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Argentina

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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