EPSG:CODE

EPSG:29171 SAD69 / UTM zone 21N

Projected · South America - 60°W to 54°W, N hemisphere and SAD69 by country

Export Formats

OGC WKT
PROJCS[
    "SAD69 / UTM zone 21N",
    GEOGCS[
        "SAD69",
        DATUM[
            "South_American_Datum_1969",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1967 Modified",6378160,298.25],
            TOWGS84[-57,1,-41,0,0,0,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4618"]
    ],
    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","29171"]
]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (33)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4618 (SAD69)

Other CRS using South American Datum 1969 (16)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:29171 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

29171=PROJCS["SAD69 / UTM zone 21N",GEOGCS["SAD69",DATUM["South_American_Datum_1969",SPHEROID["GRS 1967 Modified",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-57,1,-41,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4618"]],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","29171"]]
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How do I add EPSG:29171 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (29171, 'EPSG', 29171, '+proj=utm +zone=21 +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-57,1,-41,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["SAD69 / UTM zone 21N",GEOGCS["SAD69",DATUM["South_American_Datum_1969",SPHEROID["GRS 1967 Modified",6378160,298.25],TOWGS84[-57,1,-41,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4618"]],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","29171"]]');
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How do I add EPSG:29171 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=21"
  "+ellps=aust_SA"
  "+towgs84=-57,1,-41,0,0,0,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END
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How do I use EPSG:29171 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:29171", "+proj=utm +zone=21 +ellps=aust_SA +towgs84=-57,1,-41,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");
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