EPSG:23033 ED50 / UTM zone 33N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - 12°E to 18°E and ED50 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:23033 |
|---|---|
| Name | ED50 / UTM zone 33N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - 12°E to 18°E and ED50 by country Europe - between 12°E and 18°E onshore and offshore - Denmark (including Bornholm); Italy including San Marino and Vatican City State; Malta; Norway including Svalbard. |
| Bounds | W 12,00° · S 34,49° · E 18,01° · N 84,42° |
| Also covers | Vatican City, San Marino, Italy, Malta, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Norway |
| 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 | 15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=33 +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:23033.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["ED_1950_UTM_Zone_33N",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",15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.