EPSG:23030 ED50 / UTM zone 30N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - 6°W to 0°W and ED50 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:23030 |
|---|---|
| Name | ED50 / UTM zone 30N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - 6°W to 0°W and ED50 by country Europe - between 6°W and 0°W - Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey); France offshore; Gibraltar; Ireland offshore; Norway including Svalbard - offshore; Spain - onshore; United Kingdom - UKCS offshore. |
| Bounds | W -6,00° · S 35,26° · E 0,01° · N 80,49° |
| Also covers | France, Gibraltar, Ireland, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom |
| Datum | European Datum 1950 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4230 — ED50 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | ED50 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1133) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -3 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=30 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-87,-98,-121 +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:23030.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["ED_1950_UTM_Zone_30N",GEOGCS["GCS_European_1950",DATUM["D_European_1950",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-3.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — France
- EPSG:9842RGF93 v2b / CC42
- EPSG:9843RGF93 v2b / CC43
- EPSG:9844RGF93 v2b / CC44
- EPSG:9845RGF93 v2b / CC45
- EPSG:9846RGF93 v2b / CC46
- EPSG:9847RGF93 v2b / CC47
- EPSG:9848RGF93 v2b / CC48
- EPSG:9849RGF93 v2b / CC49
- EPSG:9850RGF93 v2b / CC50
- EPSG:27500ATF (Paris) / Nord de Guerre
- EPSG:27561NTF (Paris) / Lambert Nord France
- EPSG:27562NTF (Paris) / Lambert Centre France
- EPSG:27563NTF (Paris) / Lambert Sud France
- EPSG:27564NTF (Paris) / Lambert Corse
- EPSG:27571NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone I
- EPSG:27572NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone II
- EPSG:27573NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone III
- EPSG:27574NTF (Paris) / Lambert zone IV
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.