EPSG:21782 CH1903 / LV03C-G
Projected system (Hotine Oblique Mercator (variant B)) in use: Liechtenstein. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:21782 |
|---|---|
| Name | CH1903 / LV03C-G |
| Type | Projected system — Hotine Oblique Mercator (variant B) |
| Area of use | Liechtenstein |
| Bounds | W 9,47° · S 47,05° · E 9,64° · N 47,28° |
| Countries | Liechtenstein |
| Datum | CH1903 |
| Ellipsoid | Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4149 — CH1903 |
| Unit | metre (Y east, X north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | CH1903 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1766) — accuracy 1.5 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of projection centre | 46.95240555555556 | degree |
| Longitude of projection centre | 7.439583333333333 | degree |
| Azimuth at projection centre | 90 | degree |
| Angle from Rectified to Skew Grid | 90 | degree |
| Scale factor at projection centre | 1 | unity |
| Easting at projection centre | 0 | metre |
| Northing at projection centre | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=somerc +lat_0=46.9524055555556 +lon_0=7.43958333333333 +k_0=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=674.374,15.056,405.346 +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:21782.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["CH1903_LV03C-G",GEOGCS["GCS_CH1903",DATUM["D_CH1903",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Azimuth",90.0],PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",7.43958333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",46.9524055555556],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Liechtenstein
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.