EPSG:2542 Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 26
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Asia - FSU - 76.5°E to 79.5°E onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2542 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 26 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Asia - FSU - 76.5°E to 79.5°E onshore Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russian Federation onshore - between 76°30'E and 79°30'E. |
| Bounds | W 76,50° · S 40,44° · E 79,50° · N 81,03° |
| Countries | Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |
| Datum | Pulkovo 1942 |
| Ellipsoid | Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4284 — Pulkovo 1942 |
| Unit | metre (X north, Y east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pulkovo 1942 to WGS 84 (16) (EPSG:15865) — accuracy 4.5 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 78 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 26500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=78 +k=1 +x_0=26500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=25,-141,-78.5,0,0.35,0.736,0 +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:2542.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_3_Degree_GK_Zone_26",GEOGCS["GCS_Pulkovo_1942",DATUM["D_Pulkovo_1942",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",26500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",78.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Russia
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- EPSG:2533Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 17
- EPSG:2534Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 18
- EPSG:2543Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 27
- EPSG:2544Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 28
- EPSG:2545Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 29
- EPSG:2546Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 30
- EPSG:2547Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 31
- EPSG:2548Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 32
- EPSG:2549Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 33
- EPSG:2551Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 34
- EPSG:2552Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 35
- EPSG:2553Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 36
- EPSG:2554Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 37
- EPSG:2555Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 38
- EPSG:2556Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 39
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.