UAE Coordinate Systems

UTM Coverage

UTM Zones 40N and 41N cover the UAE.

Reference Systems

System	EPSG	Notes
WGS84	4326	Standard geographic
UTM Zone 40N	32640	Western UAE
UTM Zone 41N	32641	Eastern UAE

Quick Tools

WGS84 → UTM UTM → WGS84 Open Converter

Overview

UAE GIS and engineering data is commonly handled with WGS84 geographic coordinates, UTM zone 40N and local authority coordinate references for emirate-specific projects.

National CRS and datum notes

Confirm the required project CRS before combining municipality, consultant and GNSS datasets.
WGS84 UTM zone 40N is a common projected CRS for UAE coordinate exchange.
Local grid or authority systems should be transformed only with approved parameters.

UTM zones and EPSG references

Zone	EPSG	Typical use
40N	EPSG:32640	United Arab Emirates and nearby Gulf longitudes

Production note

For UAE projects, municipality and utility datasets may arrive in different local references. Confirm the source CRS with the data owner before transforming to UTM 40N or WGS84.

Production guidance

For UAE CAD and GIS exchange, check whether data came from GNSS, a municipality database, a consultant CAD drawing or a web map. Those sources often use different assumptions about datum, axis order and metre-based coordinates.