EPSG:27259

NZGD49 / UTM zone 59S

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Available transformations
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EPSG:4167 - NZGD2000

Selected transformation

Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: For better accuracy use NZGD49 to NZGD2000 (3) (code 1568).

Information source: Land Information New Zealand: LINZS25000 Standard for New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000; 16 November 2007.

Revision date: 2019-07-16

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: NZGD49

Datum: New Zealand Geodetic Datum 1949

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2012-01-21

Scope: Oil and gas exploration and production.

Remarks: Replaced by NZGD2000 / UTM zone 59S (code 2134) from March 2000.

Area of use: New Zealand - nearshore between 168°E and 174°E.

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

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Center coordinates
632519.42 5485315.89

Projected bounds:
25421.82 4689093.97
1265738.73 6249745.23

WGS84 bounds:
165.87 -47.65
179.27 -33.89

New Zealand - North Island, South Island, Stewart Island - onshore and nearshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

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    GEOGCS["NZGD49",
        DATUM["New_Zealand_Geodetic_Datum_1949",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[59.47,-5.04,187.44,-0.47,0.1,-1.024,-4.5993]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4272"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",171],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",10000000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","27259"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-1.024,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["NZGD_1949_UTM_Zone_59S",
    GEOGCS["GCS_New_Zealand_1949",
        DATUM["D_New_Zealand_1949",
            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",10000000.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",171.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"zone=59"
	"south"
	"ellps=intl"
	"towgs84=59.47,-5.04,187.44,-0.47,0.1,-1.024,-4.5993"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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