EPSG systems

EPSG:9265 POSGAR 2007 / UTM zone 19S

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Argentina - Tierra del Fuego offshore west of 66°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:9265
NamePOSGAR 2007 / UTM zone 19S
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Argentina - Tierra del Fuego offshore west of 66°W
Argentina - Tierra del Fuego offshore Atlantic west of 66°W.
Bounds W -68,62° · S -54,61° · E -66,00° · N -51,65°
Countries Argentina
DatumPosiciones Geodesicas Argentinas 2007
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:5340 — POSGAR 2007
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 POSGAR 2007 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:9264) — accuracy 0.5 m
ScopeOil and gas exploration and production.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin-69degree
Scale factor at natural origin0.9996unity
False easting500000metre
False northing10000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=utm +zone=19 +south +ellps=WGS84 +units=m +towgs84=-0.41,0.46,-0.35 +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:9265.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["POSGAR_2007_UTM_zone_19S",GEOGCS["GCS_POSGAR_2007",DATUM["D_POSGAR_2007",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-69.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],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.