EPSG:3163

RGNC91-93 / Lambert New Caledonia

Available transformations
to EPSG:4644

Selected transformation

Name: RGNC91-93 to NEA74 Noumea (4)

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: RGNC1991_NEA74Noumea.gsb

Remarks: Emulation using NTv2 method of tfm NEA74 Noumea to RGNC91-93 (3) (code 9328). Note reversal of sign of parameter values in grid file.

Information source: ESRI

Revision date: 2026-02-10

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: RGNC91-93

Datum: Reseau Geodesique de Nouvelle Caledonie 91-93

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Service Topographique de la Nouvelle Caledonie, Direction des Infrastructures, de la Topographie et des Transports Terrestres. www.dittt.gouv.nc

Revision date: 2023-03-31

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaces use of UTM with older 2D systems IGN72 Grande Terre, IGN56 Lifou, ST87 Ouvea, IGN53 Mare, ST84 Ile des Pins, ST71 Belep and NEA74 Noumea (CRS codes 2981, 2995-98, 3060, 3164). Replaced by RGNC15 / Lambert New Caledonia 2015 (CRS code 10314).

Area of use: New Caledonia - Belep, Grande Terre, Ile des Pins, Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Mare, Ouvea).

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

Center coordinates
inf inf

Projected bounds:
inf inf
inf inf

WGS84 bounds:
166.35 -22.37
166.54 -22.19

New Caledonia - Grande Terre - Noumea district.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

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	"y_0=300000"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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