EPSG:31838 — NGN / UTM zone 38N

Projected · Kuwait - west of 48°E onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "NGN / UTM zone 38N",
    GEOGCS[
        "NGN",
        DATUM[
            "National_Geodetic_Network",
            SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],
            TOWGS84[-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4318"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",45],
    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","31838"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "NGN / UTM zone 38N",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "NGN",
        DATUM[
            "National Geodetic Network",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "WGS 84",
                6378137,
                298.257223563,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7030]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6318]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4318]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "UTM zone 38N",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            45,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Scale factor at natural origin",
            0.9996,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1,ID["EPSG",9201]],
            ID["EPSG",8805]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            500000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",16038]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",31838]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

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proj4.defs("EPSG:31838", "+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 31838,
  "name": "NGN / UTM zone 38N",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Kuwait - west of 48°E onshore",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    28.53,
    46.54,
    30.09,
    48
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (31838, 'EPSG', 31838, '+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NGN / UTM zone 38N",GEOGCS["NGN",DATUM["National_Geodetic_Network",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],TOWGS84[-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4318"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",45],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","31838"]]');

MapServer

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PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=38"
  "+ellps=WGS84"
  "+towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

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31838=PROJCS["NGN / UTM zone 38N",GEOGCS["NGN",DATUM["National_Geodetic_Network",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],TOWGS84[-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4318"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",45],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","31838"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (1)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4318 (NGN)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
NGN to WGS 84 (1)	4318 → 4326	1

Other CRS using National Geodetic Network

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:31838 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

31838=PROJCS["NGN / UTM zone 38N",GEOGCS["NGN",DATUM["National_Geodetic_Network",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],TOWGS84[-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4318"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",45],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","31838"]]

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How do I add EPSG:31838 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (31838, 'EPSG', 31838, '+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["NGN / UTM zone 38N",GEOGCS["NGN",DATUM["National_Geodetic_Network",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563],TOWGS84[-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4318"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",45],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","31838"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:31838 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=38"
  "+ellps=WGS84"
  "+towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

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How do I use EPSG:31838 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:31838", "+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=-3.2,-5.7,2.8,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

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