EPSG:3353 — Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S

Projected · Africa - Angola (Cabinda) and DR Congo (Zaire) - coastal

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",
    GEOGCS[
        "Mhast (onshore)",
        DATUM[
            "Mhast_onshore",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6704"]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4704"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],
    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","3353"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Mhast (onshore)",
        DATUM[
            "Mhast (onshore)",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6704]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4704]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "UTM zone 32S",
        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",
            9,
            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",16132]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",3353]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:3353", "+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 3353,
  "name": "Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Africa - Angola (Cabinda) and DR Congo (Zaire) - coastal",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    -6.04,
    10.53,
    -4.38,
    13.1
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=intl +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 (3353, 'EPSG', 3353, '+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",GEOGCS["Mhast (onshore)",DATUM["Mhast_onshore",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6704"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4704"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],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","3353"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=32"
  "+south"
  "+ellps=intl"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

3353=PROJCS["Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",GEOGCS["Mhast (onshore)",DATUM["Mhast_onshore",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6704"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4704"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],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","3353"]]

Other CRS using Mhast (onshore)

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:3353 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

3353=PROJCS["Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",GEOGCS["Mhast (onshore)",DATUM["Mhast_onshore",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6704"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4704"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],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","3353"]]

Read the full GeoServer guide →

How do I add EPSG:3353 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (3353, 'EPSG', 3353, '+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Mhast (onshore) / UTM zone 32S",GEOGCS["Mhast (onshore)",DATUM["Mhast_onshore",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7022"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6704"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4704"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",9],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","3353"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:3353 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=32"
  "+south"
  "+ellps=intl"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:3353 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:3353", "+proj=utm +zone=32 +south +ellps=intl +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Read the full Proj4js guide →

Type

Projected

Unit

metre

Geodetic CRS

Mhast (onshore)

Datum

Mhast (onshore)

Ellipsoid

International 1924

Prime Meridian

Greenwich

Area of Use

Africa - Angola (Cabinda) and DR Congo (Zaire) - coastal

Angola (Cabinda) - onshore and offshore; The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) - onshore coas…

Coordinate System

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

Center Coordinates

812090.16 9423419.61

Projected Bounds

9514617.89 669338.36955308.55 9332128.43

WGS84 Bounds

-4.38 10.5313.10 -6.04

Data Source

EPSG

Information Source

ChevronTexaco.

Revision Date

2006-01-06

Scope

Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks

Used by CABGOC. For offshore areas, in 1979 replaced by Mhast (offshore) / UTM zone 32S (CRS code 3354), from which this CRS differs by approximately 10m.

EPSG

3353