EPSG:10596 WGS 84 / GLANCE Europe
Projected system (Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area) in use: Europe - Equi7. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:10596 |
|---|---|
| Name | WGS 84 / GLANCE Europe |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area |
| Area of use |
Europe - Equi7 Europe including Russia west of the Ural Mountains. |
| Bounds | W -42,52° · S 29,24° · E 51,73° · N 83,67° |
| Countries | Russia |
| Datum | World Geodetic System 1984 |
| Ellipsoid | WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4326 — WGS 84 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | None: this is WGS 84 |
| Scope | Continental mapping of raster data. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 55 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 20 | degree |
| False easting | 0 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=laea +lat_0=55 +lon_0=20 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +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:10596.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["WGS_1984_GLANCE_Europe",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",20.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",55.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Russia
- EPSG:2749Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 165E
- EPSG:2750Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 168E
- EPSG:2751Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 171E
- EPSG:2752Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 174E
- EPSG:2753Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 177E
- EPSG:2754Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 180E
- EPSG:2755Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 177W
- EPSG:2756Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 174W
- EPSG:2757Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 171W
- EPSG:2758Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 168W
- EPSG:3389Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 60
- EPSG:3390Pulkovo 1995 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 60
- EPSG:4200Pulkovo 1995
- EPSG:6077WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-13
- EPSG:6078WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-15
- EPSG:6079WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-17
- EPSG:6080WGS 84 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-19
- EPSG:7683GSK-2011
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.