POSC Specifications
Version 2.2.2
Epicentre Standard Values
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Nord Algerie (ancienne) Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Algeria north of 38.5g (34 deg 39 min); Remarks: Used with Voirol 1875 datum - now superceded. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Sud Algerie (ancienne) Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Algeria 35g to 38.5g (31 deg 30 min to 34 deg 39 min); Remarks: Used with Voirol 1875 datum - now superceded. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nord Algerie Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Algeria north of 38.5g (34 deg 39 min); Remarks: Use with Voirol Unifie 1960 datum. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Sud Algerie Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Algeria 35g to 38.5g (31 deg 30 min to 34 deg 39 min); Remarks: Use with Voirol Unifie 1960 datum. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 1 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina west of 70 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 2 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina between 70 deg 30 min and 67 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 3 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina between 67 deg 30 min and 64 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 4 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina between 64 deg 30 min and 61 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 5 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina between 61 deg 30 min and 58 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 6 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina between 58 deg 30 min and 55 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Argentina zone 7 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Argentina east of 55 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 48 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 102deg East to 108deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 49 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 108deg East to 114deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 50 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 114deg East to 120deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 51 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 120deg East to 126deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 52 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 126deg East to 132deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 53 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 132deg East to 138deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 54 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 138deg East to 144deg East Papua New Guinea west of 144 deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 55 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 144deg East to 150deg East Papua New Guinea 144deg East to 150deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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Australian Map Grid zone 56 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 150deg East to 156deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 57 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 156deg East to 162deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Australian Map Grid zone 58 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia 162deg East to 168deg East; Info source: The Australian Map Grid Technical Manual; National Mapping Council of Australia; 1972; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 48 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 102deg East to 108deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 49 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 108deg East to 114deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 50 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 114deg East to 120deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 51 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 120deg East to 126deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 52 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 126deg East to 132deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 53 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 132deg East to 138deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 54 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 138deg East to 144deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 55 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 144deg East to 150deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 56 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 150deg East to 156deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 57 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 156deg East to 162deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Map Grid of Australia zone 58 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Australia - 162deg East to 168deg East; Info source: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group Internet WWW page.; Remarks: Grid convergence uses opposite sign convention to UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Austria West Zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Austria west of 11Deg. 50Min. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Austria Central Zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Austria between 11Deg. 50Min. and 14Deg. 50Min. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Austria East Zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Austria east of 14Deg. 50Min. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Bahrain State Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Bahrain EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Belge Lambert 50 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): Belgium - onshore; Info source: "Systemes de reference et formules de transformation en usage en Belgique"; IGN Brussels EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Belge Lambert 72 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP Belgium) Area(s): Belgium - onshore; Info source: "Systemes de reference et formules de transformation en usage en Belgique"; IGN Brussels; Remarks: Rotation from Belge Lambert 50 to Belge Lambert 72 is +29.2985sec. EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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R.S.O. Borneo Hotine Oblique Mercator Area(s): Malaysia - East Malaysia (Sabah; Sarawak) Brunei EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Rectified Skew Orthomorphic Borneo Grid Hotine Oblique Mercator Deprecated. Use R.S.O. Borneo. EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Colombia West zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Colombia west of 1 deg 30 min W of Bogota (75d 34m 51.30s W of Greenwich); Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colombia Bogota zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Colombia 1 deg 30 min W to 1 deg 30 min E of Bogota (75d 35m W to 72d 35m W of Greenwich); Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colombia East Central zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Colombia 1 deg 30 min to 4 deg 30 min E of Bogota (72d 35m to 69d 34m W of Greenwich); Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colombia East zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Colombia east of 4 deg 30 min E of Bogota (69d 34m 51.3s W of Greenwich); Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Cuba Norte Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Cuba EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Cuba Sur Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Cuba EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Egypt Red Belt Transverse Mercator Area(s): Egypt east of 29 deg EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Egypt Purple Belt Transverse Mercator Area(s): Egypt west of 29 deg E; north of approx 28 deg 11 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Egypt Extended Purple Belt Transverse Mercator Area(s): Egypt west of 29 deg E; south of approx 28 deg 11 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nord de Guerre Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France - Alsace EPSG POSC 2.1 current
EOV Oblique Mercator Area(s): Hungary EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
Finland zone 1 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Finland - west of 22deg 30min E.; Info source: http://www.nls.fi/maa/papers/kkj.html EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Finland zone 2 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Finland - 22deg 30 min to 25deg 30min E.; Info source: http://www.nls.fi/maa/papers/kkj.html EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Finland zone 3 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Finland; Finland - 25 deg 30min E to 28deg 30min E.; Info source: http://www.nls.fi/maa/papers/kkj.html; Remarks: Used by Uniform Coordinate System over all country and also by zone 3 of Basic Coordinate System at larger scales. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Finland zone 4 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Finland - east of 28deg 30 min E. Info source: http://www.nls.fi/maa/papers/kkj.html EPSG POSC 2.2 current
France I Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France north of 53.5 grads (48 deg 09 min); Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Superceded by P0443 from 1972. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
France II Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France 50.5 to 53.5 grads (45 deg 27 min to 48 deg 09 min); Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Superceded by P0444 from 1972. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
France III Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France south of 50.5 grads (45 deg 27 min); Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Superceded by P0445 from 1972. EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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France IV Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France - Corsica; Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Superceded by P0446 from 1972. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nord France (Zone 1) Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France north of 53.5 grads (48 deg 09 min); Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Introduced 1972. See P0536. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Centre France (Zone 2) Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France 50.5 to 53.5 grads (45 deg 27 min to 48 deg 09 min); Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Introduced 1972. See P0537. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Sud France (Zone 3) Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France south of 50.5 grads (45 deg 27 min); Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Introduced 1972. See P0538. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Corse Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): France - Corsica; Info source: IGN Paris.; Remarks: Introduced 1972. See P0539. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Germany zone 1 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Germany - onshore west of 4 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Germany zone 2 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Germany - onshore between 4 deg 30 min and 7 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Germany zone 3 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Germany - onshore between 7 deg 30 min and 10 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Germany zone 4 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Germany - onshore between 10 deg 30 min and 13 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Germany zone 5 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Germany - onshore between 13 deg 30 min and 16 deg 30 min; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Greek Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Greece Remarks: Created for use with GGRS87; Info source: Geodesy Department; Public Petroleum Corporation of Greece. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Ghana Metre Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Ghana EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone 0 Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Pakistan north of 35 deg 30 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone I Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): India north of 28 deg North. Pakistan 28 deg to 35 deg 30 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone IIa Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): India between 21 deg and 28 deg North and west of 82 deg E; Pakistan south of 28 deg North. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone IIb Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Bangladesh; India north of 21 deg North, and east of 82 deg East; Myanmar north of 21 deg N EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone IIIa Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): India between 15 deg and 21 deg North. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone IIIb Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Myanmar between 15 deg and 21 deg North. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone IVa Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): India south of 15 deg North. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
India zone IVb Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Myanmar south of 15 deg North. EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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Netherlands East Indies Equatorial Zone Mercator (1SP) Area(s): Indonesia EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Iraq National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Iraq EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Iraq zone Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Iraq, Kuwait EPSG POSC 2.1 current
KTM Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Kuwait - Kuwait City EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Irish National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Ireland - onshore United Kingdom - Northern Ireland EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Italy zone 1 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Italy west of 12 Deg; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Boaga formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Italy zone 2 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Italy east of 12 Deg; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Boaga formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Jamaica (Old Grid) Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Jamaica EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Jamaica National Grid Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Jamaica EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Swiss New Grid Swiss Oblique Cylindrical Area(s): Liechtenstein Switzerland; Info source: "Die Projektionen der schweizerischen Plan- und Kartenwerke"; J. Bolliger 1967 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Swiss Old Grid Swiss Oblique Cylindrical Area(s): Liechtenstein Switzerland; Info source: "Die Projektionen der schweizerischen Plan- und Kartenwerke"; J. Bolliger 1967 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Lithuania 1994 Transverse Mercator Area(s): Lithuania; Info source: HNIT-BALTIC GeoInfoServisas. EPSG POSC 2.2.1 current
Laborde Grid Laborde Oblique Mercator Area(s): Madagascar EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Nord Maroc Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Morocco north of 35 grads (31 deg 30 min) EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Sud Maroc Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Morocco 31gr to 35gr (27 deg 54 min to 31 deg 30 min) EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Sahara Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Morocco south of 31gr (27 deg 54 min); Info source: IGN Paris; Remarks: Created in 1977 to cover Sahara Marocain (ex Spanish Sahara) EPSG POSC 2.1 current
RD New Oblique Stereographic Area(s): Netherlands - onshore; Info source: Nederlandse Commissie voor Geodesie publication 30 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
RD Old Oblique Stereographic Area(s): Netherlands - onshore; Info source: Nederlandse Commissie voor Geodesie EPSG POSC 2.1 current
New Zealand Map Grid New Zealand Map Grid Area(s): New Zealand; Info source: Dept. of Lands and Surveys Technical Circular 1973/32; 23 Nov 1973. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
New Zealand North Island National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): New Zealand North Island; Remarks: Conversion factor used: Sears Ratio EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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New Zealand South Island National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): New Zealand South Island; Remarks: Conversion factor used: Sears Ratio EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nigeria West Belt Transverse Mercator Area(s): Nigeria west of 6 deg 30 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nigeria Mid Belt Transverse Mercator Area(s): Nigeria between 6 deg 30 min and 10 deg 30 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nigeria East Belt Transverse Mercator Area(s): Nigeria east of 10 deg 30 min EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Peru west zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Peru west of 79 deg EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Peru central zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Peru 79 to 73 deg EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Peru east zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): Peru east of 73 deg EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Philippines zone I Transverse Mercator Area(s): Philippines - west of 118 deg. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Philippines zone II Transverse Mercator Area(s): Philippines - Palawan; Calamian Islands EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Philippines zone III Transverse Mercator Area(s): Philippines - Luzon (except SE part,); Mindoro EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Philippines zone IV Transverse Mercator Area(s): Philippines - SE Luzon; Tablas; Masbate; Panay; Cebu; Negros; W. Mindanao EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Philippines zone V Transverse Mercator Area(s): Philippines - E. Mindanao; Bohol; Samar EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Portuguese National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Portugal onshore; Remarks: Original transformation by Gauss-Kruger formula EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Qatar National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Qatar EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Singapore Grid Cassini-Soldner Area(s): Singapore EPSG POSC 2.1 current
S. African Grid zone 15 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - Walvis Bay; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 17 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - west of 18 deg E.; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 19 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - 18 deg E to 20 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 21 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - 20 deg E to 22 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 23 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - 22 deg E to 24 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current

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S. African Grid zone 25 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Lesotho - west of 26 deg E, South Africa - 24 deg E to 26 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 27 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Lesotho - east of 26 deg E, South Africa - 26 deg E to 28 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 29 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - 28 deg E to 30 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 31 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - 30 deg E to 32 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
S. African Grid zone 33 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: South Africa - east of 32 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 11 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - west of 12 deg E.; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 13 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - 12 deg E to 14 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 15 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - 14 deg E to 16 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 17 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - 16 deg E to 18 deg #; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 19 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - 18 deg E to 20 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 21 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - 20 deg E to 22 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 23 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - 22 deg E to 24 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
SW African Grid zone 25 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Areas: Namibia - east of 24 deg E; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Lo13 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 12 to 14 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo15 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 14 to 16 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo17 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 16 to 18 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo19 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 18 to 20 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo21 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 20 to 22 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo23 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 22 to 24 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo25 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 24 to 26 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated

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Lo27 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 26 to 28 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo29 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 28 to 30 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo31 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 30 to 32 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo33 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 32 to 34 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
Lo35 Transverse Mercator (South Oriented) Area(s): Southern Africa 34 to 36 deg; Remarks: Transformation method sometimes described as Gauss conformal EPSG POSC 2.2 deprecated
NB Stereographic Oblique Stereographic Area(s): Canada - New Brunswick - onshore. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Spain Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Spain; Remarks: Superceded by UTM EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Stereo 33 Oblique Stereographic Area(s): Romania; Remarks: Superceded by Stereo 70. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
Stereo 70 Oblique Stereographic Area(s): Romania; Remarks: Supercedes Stereo 33. EPSG POSC 2.2 current
TM 0 N Transverse Mercator Area(s): United Kingdom (UKCS) - offshore North Sea.; Info source: Shell UK. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
TM 5 NE Transverse Mercator Area(s): Netherlands - offshore; Info source: NAM. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
TM 106 NE Transverse Mercator Area(s): Vietnam - offshore; Info source: PetroVietnam. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
TM 11.30 SE Transverse Mercator Area(s): Angola - offshore; Info source: Esso Angola. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
TM 12 SE Transverse Mercator Area(s): Angola - offshore; Info source: Shell Angola. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
TM 36 SE Transverse Mercator Area(s): Mozambique - offshore; Info source: BP Mozambique. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current
Tobago Grid Cassini-Soldner Area(s): Trinidad and Tobago - Tobago EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Trinidad Grid Cassini-Soldner Area(s): Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Nord Tunisie Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Tunisia north of 38.5 grads (34 deg 39 min) EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Sud Tunisie Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP) Area(s): Tunisia south of 38.5 grads (34 deg 39 min) EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Tunisia Mining Grid Tunisia Mining Grid Area(s): Tunisia - onshore; Info source: Mining decree of 1st January 1953; Remarks: Origin: Djebel Kebar. EPSG POSC 2.2.2 current

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Swedish National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): Sweden EPSG POSC 2.2 current
British National Grid Transverse Mercator Area(s): United Kingdom - onshore England; Scotland; Wales; Isle of Man EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alabama CS27 East zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alabama - Counties east of 86d 37m West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alabama CS27 West zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alabama - Counties east of 86d 37m West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alabama CS83 East zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alabama - Counties east of 86d 37m West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alabama CS83 West zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alabama - Counties east of 86d 37m West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 1 Hotine Oblique Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - east of 141 deg. West; i.e. Panhandle; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 2 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 141deg. to 144deg. West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 3 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 144deg. to 148deg. West excluding Kenai Peninsula; Perry Is. and Esther Is.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 4 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 148deg. to 152deg. West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 5 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 152deg. to 156deg. West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 6 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 156deg. to 160deg. West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 7 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 160deg. to 164deg. West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 8 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 164deg. to 168deg. West north of 54d 30m North; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 9 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - west of 168deg. West and north of 54d 30m North; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS27 zone 10 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Alaska - Aleutian Islands; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 1 Hotine Oblique Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - east of 141 deg. West; i.e. Panhandle; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 2 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 141deg. to 144deg. West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 3 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 144deg. to 148deg. West excluding Kenai Peninsula; Perry Is. and Esther Is.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 4 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 148deg. to 152deg. West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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Alaska CS83 zone 5 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 152deg. to 156deg. West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 6 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 156deg. to 160deg. West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 7 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 160deg. to 164deg. West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 8 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - 164deg. to 168deg. West north of 54d 30m North; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 9 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Alaska - west of 168deg. West and north of 54d 30m North; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Alaska CS83 zone 10 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Alaska - Aleutian Islands; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arizona Coordinate System east zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Arizona - Apache; Cochise; Gila; Graham; Greenlee and Navajo counties; i.e. east of about 110d 45m West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arizona Coordinate System Central zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Arizona - Coconino; Maricopa; Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz and Yavapai counties; i.e between about 110d 45m & 113d 20m west; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arizona Coordinate System west zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Arizona - La Paz; Mohave and Yuma counties; i.e west of about 113d 20m; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arizona CS83 east zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Arizona - Apache; Cochise; Gila; Graham; Greenlee and Navajo counties; i.e. east of about 110d 45m West; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5; Remarks: State law defines origin in International feet. FE = 700000ft. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arizona CS83 Central zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Arizona - Coconino; Maricopa; Pima; Pinal; Santa Cruz and Yavapai counties; i.e between about 110d 45m & 113d 20m west; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5; Remarks: State law defines origin in International feet. FE = 700000ft. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arizona CS83 west zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Arizona - La Paz; Mohave and Yuma counties; i.e west of about 113d 20m; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5; Remarks: State law defines origin in International feet. FE = 700000ft. EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arkansas CS27 North Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Arkansas - counties north of 34d 50m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arkansas CS27 South Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Arkansas - counties south of 34d 50m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arkansas CS83 North zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Arkansas - counties north of 34d 50m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Arkansas CS83 South zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Arkansas - counties south of 34d 50m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS27 zone I Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties north of 40deg North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS27 zone II Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 40d & 38d 15m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS27 zone III Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 38d 15m & 37d North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS27 zone IV Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 37d & 35d 30m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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California CS27 zone V Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 35d 50m & 34d North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS27 zone VI Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties south of 34deg North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS27 zone VII Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - Los Angeles.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS83 zone 1 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties north of 40deg North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS83 zone 2 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 40d & 38d 15m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS83 zone 3 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 38d 15m & 37d North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS83 zone 4 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 37d & 35d 30m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS83 zone 5 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties between 35d 50m & 34d North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
California CS83 zone 6 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - California - counties south of 34deg North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colorado CS27 North zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Colorado - counties north of 39d 50m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colorado CS27 Central zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Colorado - counties between 39d 50m & 38d 30m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colorado CS27 South zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Colorado - counties south of 38d 30m North.; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colorado CS83 North zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Colorado - counties north of 39d 50m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colorado CS83 Central zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Colorado - counties between 39d 50m & 38d 30m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Colorado CS83 South zone Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Colorado - counties south of 38d 30m North.; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Connecticut CS27 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Connecticut; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Connecticut CS83 Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) Area(s): United States - Connecticut; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Delaware CS27 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Delaware; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Delaware CS83 Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Delaware; Info source: NOAA manual NOS NGS 5 EPSG POSC 2.1 current
Florida CS27 East zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Florida - counties east of 81d 45m West; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC 2.1 current

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Florida CS27 West zone Transverse Mercator Area(s): United States - Florida - counties west of 81d 45m West & south of 29d 30m North; Info source: USGS Professional Paper #1395 EPSG POSC</