EPSG systems

EPSG:10217 GWWAB22 Grid

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: UK - Cardiff and the valleys. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

EPSG publishes no simple transformation to WGS 84 for this datum: conversion works on the ellipsoid alone and can be off by tens of metres.

System record
CodeEPSG:10217
NameGWWAB22 Grid
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use UK - Cardiff and the valleys
United Kingdom (UK) - on or related to the rail routes around Cardiff and the valleys.
Bounds W -3,60° · S 51,35° · E -3,12° · N 51,81°
Countries United Kingdom
DatumGWWAB22 Intermediate Reference Frame
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:10214 — GWWAB22-IRF
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone)
ScopeEngineering survey and topographic mapping for railway applications.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin51.65degree
Longitude of false origin-2.65degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel51.4degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel51.9degree
Easting at false origin168854.016metre
Northing at false origin193447.117metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=51.65 +lon_0=-2.65 +lat_1=51.4 +lat_2=51.9 +x_0=168854.016 +y_0=193447.117 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:10217.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["GWWAB22_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_GWWAB22-IRF",DATUM["GWWAB22_Intermediate_Reference_Frame",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",168854.016],PARAMETER["False_Northing",193447.117],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-2.65],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",51.4],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",51.9],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",51.65],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — United Kingdom

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.