EPSG:22780 Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic
Projected system (Oblique Stereographic) in use: Asia - Middle East - Lebanon and Syria onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:22780 |
|---|---|
| Name | Deir ez Zor / Levant Stereographic |
| Type | Projected system — Oblique Stereographic |
| Area of use |
Asia - Middle East - Lebanon and Syria onshore Lebanon - onshore. Syrian Arab Republic - onshore. |
| Bounds | W 35,04° · S 32,31° · E 42,38° · N 37,30° |
| Countries | Lebanon, Syria |
| Datum | Deir ez Zor |
| Ellipsoid | Clarke 1880 (IGN) a = 6378249.2 m · 1/f = 293.466021294 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4227 — Deir ez Zor |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Deir ez Zor to WGS 84 (5) (EPSG:15742) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, topographic mapping (large scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 38 | grad |
| Longitude of natural origin | 43.5 | grad |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9995341 | unity |
| False easting | 0 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=sterea +lat_0=34.2 +lon_0=39.15 +k=0.9995341 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +ellps=clrk80ign +units=m +towgs84=-190.421,8.532,238.69 +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:22780.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Deir_ez_Zor_Levant_Stereographic",GEOGCS["GCS_Deir_ez_Zor",DATUM["D_Deir_ez_Zor",SPHEROID["Clarke_1880_IGN",6378249.2,293.466021293627]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Double_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",39.15],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9995341],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",34.2],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Lebanon
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.