EPSG:28355

GDA94 / MGA zone 55

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Method: NTv2

Grid Files: GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb

Remarks: Equivalent to concatenation of CT 8447 and null CT 8450 through GDA2020. See GDA94 to WGS 84 (2) (CT code 9688) for conformal-only alternative (i.e. without distortion modelling).

Information source: ANZLIC Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) (http://www.icsm.gov.au).

Revision date: 2021-01-18

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: GDA94

Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 1995-06-02

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Area of use: Australia - onshore and offshore between 144°E and 150°E.

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

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Center coordinates
-872691.51 6962879.12

Projected bounds:
-3386162.27 5151822.42
1235089.13 8909976.24

WGS84 bounds:
112.85 -43.7
153.69 -9.86

Australia - Australian Capital Territory; New South Wales; Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Western Australia; Victoria.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["GDA94 / MGA zone 55",
    GEOGCS["GDA94",
        DATUM["Geocentric_Datum_of_Australia_1994",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4283"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",147],
    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","28355"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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        PROJCRS["GDA94 / MGA zone 55",
            BASEGEOGCRS["GDA94",
                DATUM["Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994",
                    ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",4283]],
            CONVERSION["Map Grid of Australia zone 55",
                METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
                    ID["EPSG",9807]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8801]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",147,
                    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",10000000,
                    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["Australia - onshore and offshore between 144°E and 150°E."],
                BBOX[-50.89,144,-9.23,150.01]],
            ID["EPSG",28355]]],
    TARGETCRS[
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            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["GDA94 to WGS 84 (3)",
        METHOD["NTv2",
            ID["EPSG",9615]],
        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Alignment of datasets referenced to WGS 84 which have been derived from GDA2020 via the null transformation EPSG::8450 with GDA94 datasets."],
            AREA["Australia - Australian Capital Territory; New South Wales; Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Western Australia; Victoria."],
            BBOX[-43.7,112.85,-9.86,153.69]],
        ID["EPSG",9689],
        REMARK["Equivalent to concatenation of CT 8447 and null CT 8450 through GDA2020. See GDA94 to WGS 84 (2) (CT code 9688) for conformal-only alternative (i.e. without distortion modelling)."]]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["GDA_1994_MGA_Zone_55",
    GEOGCS["GCS_GDA_1994",
        DATUM["D_GDA_1994",
            SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000000.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",147.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=GRS80 +nadgrids=GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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                    },
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                    "id": {
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                },
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                    "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
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                    "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
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                },
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                    "name": "False northing",
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                    "id": {
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                        "code": 8807
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
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                    "name": "Easting",
                    "abbreviation": "E",
                    "direction": "east",
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                },
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                    "name": "Northing",
                    "abbreviation": "N",
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                    }
                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)",
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                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)",
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                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)",
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                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)",
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                },
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                    "name": "World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)",
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            "id": {
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                "code": 6326
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        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
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                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
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                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
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                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=utm"
	"zone=55"
	"south"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"nadgrids=GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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	<Layer srs="+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=GRS80 +nadgrids=GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 28355, 'EPSG', 28355, '+proj=utm +zone=55 +south +ellps=GRS80 +nadgrids=GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["GDA94 / MGA zone 55",GEOGCS["GDA94",DATUM["Geocentric_Datum_of_Australia_1994",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","GDA94_GDA2020_conformal_and_distortion.gsb"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4283"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",147],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","28355"]]');