EPSG:3304 — Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S

Projected · French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",
    GEOGCS[
        "Tahiti 79",
        DATUM[
            "Tahiti_79",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4690"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-147],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3304"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Tahiti 79",
        DATUM[
            "Tahiti 79",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6690]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4690]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "UTM zone 6S",
        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",
            -147,
            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",
            10000000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",16106]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",3304]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=6 +south +ellps=intl +towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:3304", "+proj=utm +zone=6 +south +ellps=intl +towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 3304,
  "name": "Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    -17.93,
    -149.7,
    -17.44,
    -149.09
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=utm +zone=6 +south +ellps=intl +towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

How to add a projection to PostGIS? →

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3304, 'EPSG', 3304, '+proj=utm +zone=6 +south +ellps=intl +towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",GEOGCS["Tahiti 79",DATUM["Tahiti_79",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4690"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-147],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3304"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=6"
  "+south"
  "+ellps=intl"
  "+towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

3304=PROJCS["Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",GEOGCS["Tahiti 79",DATUM["Tahiti_79",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4690"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-147],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3304"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (5)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4690 (Tahiti 79)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Tahiti 79 to RGPF (1)	4690 → 4687	0.5
Tahiti 79 to WGS 84 (2)	4690 → 4326	1
Tahiti 79 to WGS 84 (1) Deprecated	4690 → 4326	1
Tahiti 79 to RGPF (1) Deprecated	4690 → 4687	0.5
Tahiti 79 to WGS 84 (1) Deprecated	4690 → 4687	1

Other CRS using Tahiti 79

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:3304 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

3304=PROJCS["Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",GEOGCS["Tahiti 79",DATUM["Tahiti_79",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4690"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-147],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3304"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:3304 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3304, 'EPSG', 3304, '+proj=utm +zone=6 +south +ellps=intl +towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S",GEOGCS["Tahiti 79",DATUM["Tahiti_79",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4690"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-147],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3304"]]');

Read the full PostGIS guide →

How do I add EPSG:3304 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=6"
  "+south"
  "+ellps=intl"
  "+towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:3304 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:3304", "+proj=utm +zone=6 +south +ellps=intl +towgs84=221.597,152.441,176.523,2.403,1.3893,0.884,11.4648 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →

Type

Projected

Unit

metre

Geodetic CRS

Tahiti 79

Datum

Tahiti 79

Ellipsoid

International 1924

Prime Meridian

Greenwich

Area of Use

French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti

French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti.

Coordinate System

Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

Center Coordinates

245961.61 8042888.19

Projected Bounds

8070392.89 213982.41278027.55 8015320.51

WGS84 Bounds

-17.44 -149.70-149.09 -17.93

Data Source

EPSG

Information Source

Gouvernement de la Polynésie Française, Service de l'Urbanisme, Section topographie.

Revision Date

2005-08-12

Scope

Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks

Replaces Tahiti 52 / UTM zone 6S (CRS code 2976) in Tahiti. Replaced by RGPF / UTM zone 6S, CRS code 3297.

EPSG

3304