EPSG:16406

TM 6 NE

Attributes

Data source: EPSG

Information source: ExxonMobil and Total

Revision date: 2012-01-05

Scope: Oil and gas exploration and production.

Remarks: Used by ExxonMobil in Nigeria beyond the contintental shelf. Used by Total in French Mediterranean and with effect from March 2004 all areas offshore Nigeria.

Method: Transverse Mercator

Area of use: France - offshore Mediterranean including area east of 9°E. Nigeria - offshore including area west of 3°E.

Description: (0,)

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France - offshore Mediterranean including area east of 9°E. Nigeria - offshore including area west of 3°E.

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
PARAMETER["central_meridian",6],
PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],
PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],
PARAMETER["false_northing",0]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

CONVERSION["TM 6 NE",
    METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
        ID["EPSG",9807]],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
        ID["EPSG",8801]],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",6,
        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]],
    ID["EPSG",16406]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],
PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",6.0],
PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],
PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:16406","+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "Conversion",
    "name": "TM 6 NE",
    "method": {
        "name": "Transverse Mercator",
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 9807
        }
    },
    "parameters": [
        {
            "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
            "value": 0,
            "unit": "degree",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8801
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
            "value": 6,
            "unit": "degree",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 8802
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
            "value": 0.9996,
            "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
            }
        }
    ],
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 16406
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

16406=PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",6],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=6"
	"k=0.9996"
	"x_0=500000"
	"y_0=0"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0">
	<Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 16406, 'EPSG', 16406, '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0', 'PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",6],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0]');