EPSG:2462 Albanian 1987 / Gauss-Kruger zone 4
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Albania - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2462 |
|---|---|
| Name | Albanian 1987 / Gauss-Kruger zone 4 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Albania - onshore |
| Bounds | W 19,22° · S 39,64° · E 21,06° · N 42,67° |
| Countries | Albania |
| Datum | Albanian 1987 |
| Ellipsoid | Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4191 — Albanian 1987 |
| Unit | metre (X north, Y east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Albanian 1987 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:7834) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 21 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 4500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=21 +k=1 +x_0=4500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=-44.183,-0.58,-38.489,2.3867,2.7072,-3.5196,-8.2703 +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:2462.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Albanian_1987_GK_Zone_4",GEOGCS["GCS_Albanian_1987",DATUM["D_Albanian_1987",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",4500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",21.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Albania
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.