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EPSG:31983, SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 23S

SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 23S, the grid of much of southeast Brazil, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, for land between 48° and 42° west.

Parameters

Read from the PROJ definition the converter above runs.

Projection
UTM zone 23S
Ellipsoid
GRS 1980
Shift to WGS 84
None in this definition: the datum sits within two metres of WGS 84
Central meridian
-45°
Latitude of origin
0°
Scale factor
0.9996
False easting
500,000 m
False northing
10,000,000 m
Units
metres

PROJ definition

+proj=utm +zone=23 +south +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs
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Frequently asked questions

What is EPSG:31983?

SIRGAS 2000 / UTM zone 23S, the grid of much of southeast Brazil, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, for land between 48° and 42° west.

What are the units and axis order of EPSG:31983?

Metres, counted from a false origin of 500,000 m east and 10,000,000 m north. Most GIS software writes easting first, then northing; check the order of your source data when a point lands in the wrong place.

How do I use EPSG:31983 in QGIS?

To show the map in it: Project > Properties > CRS, search 31983. To save a layer in it: right-click the layer, Export > Save Features As, and pick EPSG:31983. Set Layer CRS only labels a file whose system is missing; it does not move the data.

Is EPSG:31983 the same as WGS 84?

Nearly: its datum sits within two metres of WGS 84, so the converter applies no shift between them. For survey-grade work, use the official transformation of the national mapping agency.