EPSG:20438

Ain el Abd / UTM zone 38N

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Available transformations
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EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derivation is more precise, but no evidence that accuracy is better than Ain el Abd to WGS 84 (3). OGP recommends using Ain el Abd to WGS 84 (3).

Information source: KOC

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: Ain el Abd

Datum: Ain el Abd 1970

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2018-08-29

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Known in Kuwait as "KOC UTM". Used by KOC for engineering but not explorartion (see KOC Lambert, CRS code 24600). In Saudi Arabia, replaced by MTRF-2000 / UTM zone 38N (CRS code 8838).

Area of use: Kuwait - west of 48°E. Saudi Arabia - between of 42°E and 48°E.

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

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Center coordinates
743972.09 3245099.85

Projected bounds:
648594.25 3157035.41
840779.01 3334022.82

WGS84 bounds:
46.54 28.53
48.48 30.09

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["Ain el Abd / UTM zone 38N",
    GEOGCS["Ain el Abd",
        DATUM["Ain_el_Abd_1970",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4204"]],
    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","20438"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                DATUM["Ain el Abd 1970",
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                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",4204]],
            CONVERSION["UTM zone 38N",
                METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
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                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8801]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",45,
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                PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996,
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                AXIS["(N)",north,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
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    TARGETCRS[
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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"],
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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
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                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
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                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
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                AREA["World."],
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    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",-273.077,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-79.708,
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        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",-2.289,
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",1.421,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-2.532,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.000003194,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["Ain_el_Abd_UTM_Zone_38N",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Ain_el_Abd_1970",
        DATUM["D_Ain_el_Abd_1970",
            SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",45.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=38 +ellps=intl +towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=utm"
	"zone=38"
	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=-85.645,-273.077,-79.708,-2.289,1.421,-2.532,3.194"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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