Oil and gas exploration and production.
Used for oil exploration beyond the contintental shelf by ExxonMobil and with effect from March 2004 by Total for all offshore areas.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["WGS 84 / TM 6 NE", GEOGCS["WGS 84", DATUM["WGS_1984", SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0], PARAMETER["central_meridian",6], 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","2311"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
PROJCRS["WGS 84 / TM 6 NE", BASEGEOGCRS["WGS 84", ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"], 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)"], ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4326]], CONVERSION["TM 6 NE", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",6, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9996, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8805]], PARAMETER["False easting",500000, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8806]], PARAMETER["False northing",0, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8807]]], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["(E)",east, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["(N)",north, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Oil and gas exploration and production."], AREA["Nigeria - offshore."], BBOX[1.92,2.66,6.38,8.49]], ID["EPSG",2311]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["WGS_1984_TM_6_NE", GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984", DATUM["D_WGS_1984", SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",6.0], PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
{ "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json", "type": "ProjectedCRS", "name": "WGS 84 / TM 6 NE", "base_crs": { "name": "WGS 84", "datum_ensemble": { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", "members": [ { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1166 } }, { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1152 } }, { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1153 } }, { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1154 } }, { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1155 } }, { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1156 } }, { "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 1309 } } ], "ellipsoid": { "name": "WGS 84", "semi_major_axis": 6378137, "inverse_flattening": 298.257223563 }, "accuracy": "2.0", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 6326 } }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "ellipsoidal", "axis": [ { "name": "Geodetic latitude", "abbreviation": "Lat", "direction": "north", "unit": "degree" }, { "name": "Geodetic longitude", "abbreviation": "Lon", "direction": "east", "unit": "degree" } ] }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 4326 } }, "conversion": { "name": "TM 6 NE", "method": { "name": "Transverse Mercator", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 9807 } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "Latitude of natural origin", "value": 0, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8801 } }, { "name": "Longitude of natural origin", "value": 6, "unit": "degree", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8802 } }, { "name": "Scale factor at natural origin", "value": 0.9996, "unit": "unity", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8805 } }, { "name": "False easting", "value": 500000, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8806 } }, { "name": "False northing", "value": 0, "unit": "metre", "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 8807 } } ] }, "coordinate_system": { "subtype": "Cartesian", "axis": [ { "name": "Easting", "abbreviation": "E", "direction": "east", "unit": "metre" }, { "name": "Northing", "abbreviation": "N", "direction": "north", "unit": "metre" } ] }, "scope": "Oil and gas exploration and production.", "area": "Nigeria - offshore.", "bbox": { "south_latitude": 1.92, "west_longitude": 2.66, "north_latitude": 6.38, "east_longitude": 8.49 }, "id": { "authority": "EPSG", "code": 2311 } }
Definition: GeoServer
2311=PROJCS["WGS 84 / TM 6 NE",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",6],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","2311"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 2311, 'EPSG', 2311, '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["WGS 84 / TM 6 NE",GEOGCS["WGS 84",DATUM["WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7030"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6326"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4326"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",6],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","2311"]]');