EPSG:23037 ED50 / UTM zone 37N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - 36°E to 42°E and ED50 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:23037 |
|---|---|
| Name | ED50 / UTM zone 37N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - 36°E to 42°E and ED50 by country Europe - between 36°E and 42°E - Jordan; Norway including Svalbard - offshore; Türkiye (Turkey) - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 36,00° · S 29,18° · E 42,00° · N 79,07° |
| Countries | Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Norway, Türkiye |
| 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 (38) (EPSG:1075) — accuracy 10 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 39 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=37 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-89.05,-87.03,-124.56 +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:23037.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["ED_1950_UTM_Zone_37N",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",39.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Svalbard & Jan Mayen
- EPSG:3047ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N (N-E)
- EPSG:3048ETRS89 / UTM zone 36N (N-E)
- EPSG:3049ETRS89 / UTM zone 37N (N-E)
- EPSG:3058Helle 1954 / Jan Mayen Grid
- EPSG:4660Helle 1954
- EPSG:6070ETRS89 / EPSG Arctic zone 3-11
- EPSG:23034ED50 / UTM zone 34N
- EPSG:25835ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:25836ETRS89 / UTM zone 36N
- EPSG:25837ETRS89 / UTM zone 37N
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.