EPSG:26000

Mozambique Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Attributes

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Gonçalves, P. (2026). Definition of the projected coordinate reference system WGS 84 / LAEA Mozambique. LNEG technical note, version 1.1. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21548961

Revision date: 2026-08-27

Scope: Statistical analysis.

Remarks: Origin at the midpoint of Mozambique's onshore extent, rounded to the half degree. Equal-area exact; angular deformation: onshore median 0.09 deg, onshore max 0.37 deg, full offshore-domain max 0.59 deg at 1278 km from origin.

Method: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Area of use: Mozambique - onshore and offshore.

Description: (0,)

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],
PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",-18.5],
PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",35.5],
PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
PARAMETER["false_northing",0]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

CONVERSION["Mozambique Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area",
    METHOD["Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area",
        ID["EPSG",9820]],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",-18.5,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
        ID["EPSG",8801]],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",35.5,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
        ID["EPSG",8802]],
    PARAMETER["False easting",0,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
        ID["EPSG",8806]],
    PARAMETER["False northing",0,
        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
        ID["EPSG",8807]],
    ID["EPSG",26000]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],
PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],
PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",35.5],
PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-18.5]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=laea +lat_0=-18.5 +lon_0=35.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=0

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:26000","+proj=laea +lat_0=-18.5 +lon_0=35.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=0");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "Conversion",
    "name": "Mozambique Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area",
    "method": {
        "name": "Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area",
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 9820
        }
    },
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
            "value": -18.5,
            "unit": "degree",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8801
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
            "value": 35.5,
            "unit": "degree",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8802
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "False easting",
            "value": 0,
            "unit": "metre",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8806
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "False northing",
            "value": 0,
            "unit": "metre",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8807
            }
        }
    ],
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 26000
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

26000=PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",-18.5],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",35.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=laea"
	"lat_0=-18.5"
	"lon_0=35.5"
	"x_0=0"
	"y_0=0"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=laea +lat_0=-18.5 +lon_0=35.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=0">
	<Layer srs="+proj=laea +lat_0=-18.5 +lon_0=35.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=0">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 26000, 'EPSG', 26000, '+proj=laea +lat_0=-18.5 +lon_0=35.5 +x_0=0 +y_0=0', 'PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",-18.5],PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",35.5],PARAMETER["false_easting",0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0]');