Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Remarks: Also used as a transformation from PSAD56 to WGS 84 - see code 6972.
Information source: Instituto Geografico Militar (IGM) presentation to 2005 SIRGAS meeting.
Revision date: 2020-07-24
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: PSAD56
Datum: Provisional South American Datum 1956
Ellipsoid: International 1924
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
Revision date: 1995-06-02
Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
Area of use: South America (Guyana) onshore between 60°W and 54°W, northern hemisphere.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.
Center coordinates
-801571.44 -3509562.16
Projected bounds:
-1100762.37 -4102206.78
-518580.77 -2924620.03
WGS84 bounds:
-72.87 -36.0
-68.28 -26.0
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["PSAD56 / UTM zone 21N", GEOGCS["PSAD56", DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956", SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297], TOWGS84[-328,340,-329,0,0,0,0]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]], UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]], PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"], PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0], PARAMETER["central_meridian",-57], 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","24821"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ PROJCRS["PSAD56 / UTM zone 21N", BASEGEOGCRS["PSAD56", DATUM["Provisional South American Datum 1956", ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], ID["EPSG",4248]], CONVERSION["UTM zone 21N", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-57, 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["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."], AREA["South America (Guyana) onshore between 60°W and 54°W, northern hemisphere."], BBOX[1.18,-60,8.58,-56.47]], ID["EPSG",24821]]], TARGETCRS[ GEOGCRS["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]], CS[ellipsoidal,2], AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north, ORDER[1], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east, ORDER[2], ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."], AREA["World."], BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]], ID["EPSG",4326]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84", METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)", ID["EPSG",9606]], PARAMETER["X-axis translation",-328, ID["EPSG",8605]], PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",340, ID["EPSG",8606]], PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",-329, ID["EPSG",8607]], PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8608]], PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8609]], PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",0, ID["EPSG",8610]], PARAMETER["Scale difference",1, ID["EPSG",8611]]]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["PSAD_1956_UTM_Zone_21N", GEOGCS["GCS_Provisional_S_American_1956", DATUM["D_Provisional_S_American_1956", 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",-57.0], PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
24821=PROJCS["PSAD56 / UTM zone 21N",GEOGCS["PSAD56",DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-328,340,-329,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-57],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","24821"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=utm +zone=21 +ellps=intl +towgs84=-328,340,-329,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=utm +zone=21 +ellps=intl +towgs84=-328,340,-329,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 24821, 'EPSG', 24821, '+proj=utm +zone=21 +ellps=intl +towgs84=-328,340,-329,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["PSAD56 / UTM zone 21N",GEOGCS["PSAD56",DATUM["Provisional_South_American_Datum_1956",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[-328,340,-329,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4248"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-57],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","24821"]]');