EPSG:10306 LKS-2020 / Latvia TM
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Latvia. 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.
| Code | EPSG:10306 |
|---|---|
| Name | LKS-2020 / Latvia TM |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Latvia Latvia - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 19,06° · S 55,67° · E 28,24° · N 58,09° |
| Countries | Latvia |
| Datum | Latvian coordinate system 2020 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:10305 — LKS-2020 |
| Unit | metre (X north, Y east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone) |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 24 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | -6000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=24 +k=0.9996 +x_0=500000 +y_0=-6000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:10306.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["LKS-2020_Latvia_TM",GEOGCS["GCS_LKS-2020",DATUM["Latvian_coordinate_system_2020",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-6000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",24.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Latvia
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.