EPSG:9356 — KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N

Projected · Saudi Arabia - west of 36°E

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",
    GEOGCS[
        "KSA-GRF17",
        DATUM[
            "Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia_Geodetic_Reference_Frame_2017",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],
            TOWGS84[0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9333"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",33],
    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","9356"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "KSA-GRF17",
        DATUM[
            "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Geodetic Reference Frame 2017",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "GRS 1980",
                6378137,
                298.257222101,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7019]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",1268]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",9333]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "UTM zone 36N",
        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",
            33,
            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",16036]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",9356]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:9356", "+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 9356,
  "name": "KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Saudi Arabia - west of 36°E",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    24.92,
    34.44,
    29.38,
    36.01
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0 +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 (9356, 'EPSG', 9356, '+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",GEOGCS["KSA-GRF17",DATUM["Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia_Geodetic_Reference_Frame_2017",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9333"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",33],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","9356"]]');

MapServer

How to add a projection to MapServer? →

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=36"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

9356=PROJCS["KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",GEOGCS["KSA-GRF17",DATUM["Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia_Geodetic_Reference_Frame_2017",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9333"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",33],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","9356"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (4)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:9333 (KSA-GRF17)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Ain el Abd to KSA-GRF17 (2)	4204 → 9333	0.1
MTRF-2000 to KSA-GRF17 (1)	8818 → 9333	0.1
KSA-GRF17 to WGS 84 (1)	9333 → 4326	1
Ain el Abd to KSA-GRF17 (1)	4204 → 9333	2

Other CRS using Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Geodetic Reference Frame 2017

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:9356 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

9356=PROJCS["KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",GEOGCS["KSA-GRF17",DATUM["Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia_Geodetic_Reference_Frame_2017",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9333"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",33],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","9356"]]

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How do I add EPSG:9356 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (9356, 'EPSG', 9356, '+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["KSA-GRF17 / UTM zone 36N",GEOGCS["KSA-GRF17",DATUM["Kingdom_of_Saudi_Arabia_Geodetic_Reference_Frame_2017",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","9333"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",33],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","9356"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:9356 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=utm"
  "+zone=36"
  "+ellps=GRS80"
  "+towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

Read the full MapServer guide →

How do I use EPSG:9356 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:9356", "+proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,-8.393,0.749,-10.276,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

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Type

Projected

Unit

metre

Geodetic CRS

KSA-GRF17

Datum

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Geodetic Reference Frame 2017

Ellipsoid

GRS 1980

Prime Meridian

Greenwich

Area of Use

Saudi Arabia - west of 36°E

Saudi Arabia - onshore and offshore - west of 36°E.

Coordinate System

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

Center Coordinates

720682.56 3005175.49

Projected Bounds

3254030.72 645616.27792342.29 2757027.47

WGS84 Bounds

29.38 34.4436.01 24.92

Data Source

EPSG

Information Source

General Commission for Survey (GCS).

Revision Date

2022-07-29

Scope

Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale).

Remarks

Unified national system replacing Ain el Abd / UTM zone 36N (CRS code 20436) and MTRF-2000 / UTM zone 36N (CRS code 8836) from 2018.

EPSG

9356