EPSG:20135 — Adindan / UTM zone 35N
Adindan / UTM zone 35N (EPSG:20135) — a Projected (metres) system on the a=6378249.145 datum, used in Sudan. Parameters, proj4, WKT, accuracy ±1.4 m, plus a free convert…
At a glance
- EPSG
- 20135
- Name
- Adindan / UTM zone 35N
- Kind
- Projected (metres)
- Family
- Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
- Ellipsoid
- a=6378249.145
- Accuracy
- ±1.4 m (vs PROJ)
- Countries
- Sudan
Area of use
| West | 23.99° |
| South | 4.21° |
| East | 30.01° |
| North | 22.01° |
Projection parameters
| Projection | utm |
| UTM zone | 35 |
| Semi-major axis | 6378249.145 |
| Inverse flattening | 293.465 |
| Units | m |
| Helmert shift to WGS84 | -166,-15,204,0,0,0,0 |
+proj=utm +zone=35 +a=6378249.145 +rf=293.465 +units=m +no_defs +towgs84=-166,-15,204,0,0,0,0
PROJCS["Adindan / UTM zone 35N",GEOGCS["GCS_Adindan / UTM zone 35N",DATUM["D_Custom_6378249.145",SPHEROID["Custom_6378249.145",6378249.145,293.465],TOWGS84[-166,-15,204,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",27],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0],UNIT["Meter",1],AUTHORITY["EPSG","20135"]]
Sample conversion
Centre of the area of use: WGS84 27.00000, 13.11000 → EPSG:20135 499938.028, 1449090.851
Values are within ±1.4 m at the test point.
About the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) family
Adindan / UTM zone 35N is a Universal Transverse Mercator zone — a 6°-wide belt of the worldwide UTM system, in metres, centred on a meridian carefully chosen so distortion stays low across the zone. It is the everyday working grid for GPS-derived surveying in Sudan.
The classic field mistake with UTM is using the wrong zone: a point one zone away is easily hundreds of kilometres off. Always confirm the zone number (and the hemisphere) before importing coordinates, and remember that UTM eastings are offset by a 500 km false easting so they never go negative.
Related systems
- EPSG:4201 — Adindan
- EPSG:4262 — Massawa
- EPSG:20136 — Adindan / UTM zone 36N
- EPSG:20137 — Adindan / UTM zone 37N
- EPSG:20138 — Adindan / UTM zone 38N
- EPSG:26237 — Massawa / UTM zone 37N
- EPSG:32634 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 34N
- EPSG:32635 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:32636 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 36N
- EPSG:32637 — WGS 84 / UTM zone 37N
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FAQ
- What is EPSG:20135?
- It is the coordinate system “Adindan / UTM zone 35N”, a Projected (metres) system in the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) family, identified worldwide by the code EPSG:20135.
- What datum does it use, and how accurate is it?
- It is based on the a=6378249.145 ellipsoid and it carries Helmert parameters to WGS84. The residual at the test point is about ±1.4 m versus PROJ; for centimetre work use a geodetic adjustment service.
- Where is this system used?
- It is used in Sudan. This page shows its area of use as a coordinate rectangle above.
- How do I convert EPSG:20135 to WGS84?
- Use the free coordinate converter above (preloaded with this system) to convert to WGS84, UTM, or any other system, within a ±1.4 m residual.
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