Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: Maracaibo Cross Grid M5
Datum: Maracaibo Cross
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Ministry of Mines standards manual of 1974.
Revision date: 2008-06-23
Scope: Oil and gas exploration and production.
Remarks: Grid coordinates 200000N 200000E at Cruz Canada Morillo in Maracaibo. The cross is ascribed coordinates of 10°38'32.3"N, 71°37'12.1"W.
Area of use: Venezuela - Maracaibo area, onshore and offshore in lake.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: northing, easting (N,E). Orientations: north, east. UoM: m.
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
ENGCRS["Maracaibo Cross Grid M5", EDATUM["Maracaibo Cross"], CS[Cartesian,2], AXIS["northing (N)",north, ORDER[1], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], AXIS["easting (E)",east, ORDER[2], LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], USAGE[ SCOPE["Oil and gas exploration and production."], AREA["Venezuela - Maracaibo area, onshore and offshore in lake."], BBOX[10,-72.25,11,-71.5]], ID["EPSG",5809]]
Definition: JSON
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