EPSG:9678 Gulshan 303 / Bangladesh Transverse Mercator
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Bangladesh - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:9678 |
|---|---|
| Name | Gulshan 303 / Bangladesh Transverse Mercator |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Bangladesh - onshore |
| Bounds | W 88,01° · S 20,52° · E 92,67° · N 26,64° |
| Countries | Bangladesh |
| Datum | Gulshan 303 |
| Ellipsoid | Everest 1830 (1937 Adjustment) a = 6377276.345 m · 1/f = 300.8017 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4682 — Gulshan 303 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Gulshan 303 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:9679) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Spatial referencing including water resource management. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 90 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | -2000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=90 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=-2000000 +ellps=evrst30 +units=m +towgs84=283.729,735.942,261.143 +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:9678.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Gulshan_303_Bangladesh_Transverse_Mercator",GEOGCS["GCS_Gulshan_303",DATUM["D_Gulshan_303",SPHEROID["Everest_Adjustment_1937",6377276.345,300.8017]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-2000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",90.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Bangladesh
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.