EPSG:4559

RRAF 1991 / UTM zone 20N

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  • French Antilles onshore and offshore , accuracy 1.0 m, code 4560 (default) [3]

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Approximation at the +/- 1m level assuming that RRAF91 is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: RRAF 1991

Datum: Reseau de Reference des Antilles Francaises 1991

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: IGN Paris

Revision date: 2011-05-09

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Replaces Sainte Anne / UTM zone 20N and Fort Marigot / UTM zone 20N (CRS codes 2969-70) in Guadeloupe and Fort Desaix / UTM zone 20N (CRS code 2973) in Martinique. Replaced by RGAF09 / UTM zone 20N (CRS code 5490).

Area of use: French Antilles onshore and offshore west of 60°W - Guadeloupe (including Grande Terre, Basse Terre, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Iles de la Petite Terre, La Desirade); Martinique; St Barthélemy; northern St Martin.

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

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Center coordinates
757519.31 1804194.43

Projected bounds:
428749.41 1556576.31
1092386.18 2057644.16

WGS84 bounds:
-63.66 14.08
-57.52 18.53

French Antilles onshore and offshore - Guadeloupe (including Grande Terre, Basse Terre, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Iles de la Petite Terre, La Desirade); Martinique; St Barthélemy; St Martin.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["RRAF 1991 / UTM zone 20N",
    GEOGCS["RRAF 1991",
        DATUM["Reseau_de_Reference_des_Antilles_Francaises_1991",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],
            TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4558"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-63],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4559"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["RRAF 1991 / UTM zone 20N",
    BASEGEOGCRS["RRAF 1991",
        DATUM["Reseau de Reference des Antilles Francaises 1991",
            ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4558]],
    CONVERSION["UTM zone 20N",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-63,
            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",0,
            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["French Antilles onshore and offshore west of 60°W - Guadeloupe (including Grande Terre, Basse Terre, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Iles de la Petite Terre, La Desirade); Martinique; St Barthélemy; northern St Martin."],
        BBOX[14.08,-63.66,18.31,-60]],
    ID["EPSG",4559]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["RRAF_1991_UTM_20N",
    GEOGCS["GCS_RRAF_1991",
        DATUM["D_RRAF_1991",
            SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-63.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=utm +zone=20 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4559","+proj=utm +zone=20 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
    "name": "RRAF 1991 / UTM zone 20N",
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        "name": "RRAF 1991",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Reseau de Reference des Antilles Francaises 1991",
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                "semi_major_axis": 6378137,
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            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
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        }
    },
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            "name": "Transverse Mercator",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9807
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
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                "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8801
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
                "value": -63,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8802
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
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                "unit": "unity",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8805
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False easting",
                "value": 500000,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8806
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False northing",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8807
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "Cartesian",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Easting",
                "abbreviation": "E",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Northing",
                "abbreviation": "N",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "French Antilles onshore and offshore west of 60°W - Guadeloupe (including Grande Terre, Basse Terre, Marie Galante, Les Saintes, Iles de la Petite Terre, La Desirade); Martinique; St Barthélemy; northern St Martin.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 14.08,
        "west_longitude": -63.66,
        "north_latitude": 18.31,
        "east_longitude": -60
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4559
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=utm"
	"zone=20"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	<Layer srs="+proj=utm +zone=20 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4559, 'EPSG', 4559, '+proj=utm +zone=20 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["RRAF 1991 / UTM zone 20N",GEOGCS["RRAF 1991",DATUM["Reseau_de_Reference_des_Antilles_Francaises_1991",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4558"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-63],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4559"]]');