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EPSG:27040 Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N

Projected · UAE - east of 54°E

Export Formats

OGC WKT
PROJCS[
    "Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N",
    GEOGCS[
        "Nahrwan 1967",
        DATUM[
            "Nahrwan_1967",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],
            TOWGS84[-249,-156,381,0,0,0,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4270"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",57],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","27040"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (15)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4270 (Nahrwan 1967)

Other CRS using Nahrwan 1967

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:27040 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

27040=PROJCS["Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N",GEOGCS["Nahrwan 1967",DATUM["Nahrwan_1967",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-249,-156,381,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4270"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",57],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","27040"]]
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How do I add EPSG:27040 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (27040, 'EPSG', 27040, '+proj=utm +zone=40 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-249,-156,381,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Nahrwan 1967 / UTM zone 40N",GEOGCS["Nahrwan 1967",DATUM["Nahrwan_1967",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (RGS)",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-249,-156,381,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4270"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",57],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","27040"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:27040 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=40"
  "+a=6378249.145"
  "+rf=293.465"
  "+towgs84=-249,-156,381,0,0,0,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:27040 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:27040", "+proj=utm +zone=40 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +towgs84=-249,-156,381,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");
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