EPSG:3304

Tahiti 79 / UTM zone 6S

Available transformations
to EPSG:4687
EPSG:4687 - RGPF

Selected transformation

Name: Tahiti 79 to RGPF (2)

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: gr3dpf25.gsb

Remarks: Accuracy better than 7cm in coastal urban areas including Papette, and 35cm in interior areas.

Information source: Technical Report "Assistance, conseil et contrôle pour la mise en référence RGPF du cadastre de Tahiti", IGN FI on behalf of Gouvernement de la Polynésie Française, Land Affairs Department (DAF), 18th December 2025.

Revision date: 2026-05-19

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: Tahiti 79

Datum: Tahiti 79

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Gouvernement de la Polynésie Française, Service de l'Urbanisme, Section topographie.

Revision date: 2005-08-12

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaces Tahiti 52 / UTM zone 6S (CRS code 2976) in Tahiti. Replaced by RGPF / UTM zone 6S, CRS code 3297.

Area of use: French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti.

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

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Center coordinates
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Projected bounds:
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WGS84 bounds:
-149.7 -17.93
-149.09 -17.44

French Polynesia - Society Islands - Tahiti.
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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: MapServer - MAPfile

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Definition: Mapnik

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