EPSG:2596 Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 63E
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Asia - FSU - 61.5°E to 64.5°E onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:2596 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 63E |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Asia - FSU - 61.5°E to 64.5°E onshore Kazakhstan, Russian Federation onshore, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan - between 61°30'E and 64°30'E. |
| Bounds | W 61,50° · S 35,14° · E 64,50° · N 81,77° |
| Also covers | Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan |
| 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 | 63 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=63 +k=1 +x_0=500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=25,-141,-78.5,0,0.35,0.736,0 +no_defs
Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:2596.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_3_Degree_GK_CM_63E",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",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",63.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Other systems — Russia
- EPSG:2580Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 63
- EPSG:2581Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 64
- EPSG:2586Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 33E
- EPSG:2587Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 36E
- EPSG:2588Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 39E
- EPSG:2589Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 42E
- EPSG:2592Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 51E
- EPSG:2593Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 54E
- EPSG:2602Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 78E
- EPSG:2603Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 81E
- EPSG:2604Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 84E
- EPSG:2605Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 87E
- EPSG:2606Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 90E
- EPSG:2607Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 93E
- EPSG:2608Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 96E
- EPSG:2609Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 99E
- EPSG:2610Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 102E
- EPSG:2611Pulkovo 1942 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger CM 105E
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.