EPSG:27398 NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VIII
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Norway - zone VIII. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
EPSG publishes no simple transformation to WGS 84 for this datum: conversion works on the ellipsoid alone and can be off by tens of metres.
| Code | EPSG:27398 |
|---|---|
| Name | NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VIII |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Norway - zone VIII Norway - east of 16°15'E of Oslo (26°58'22.5"E of Greenwich). |
| Bounds | W 26,97° · S 69,02° · E 31,32° · N 71,19° |
| Countries | Norway |
| Datum | NGO 1948 (Oslo) |
| Ellipsoid | Bessel Modified a = 6377492.018 m · 1/f = 299.1528128 |
| Prime meridian | Oslo 10.722916666666666 degree |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4817 — NGO 1948 (Oslo) |
| Unit | metre (x north, y east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone) |
| Scope | Cadastre, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 58 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 18.333333333333332 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 0 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=58 +lon_0=18.3333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +a=6377492.018 +rf=299.1528128 +pm=oslo +units=m +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:27398.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["NGO_1948_Oslo_Norway_Zone_8",GEOGCS["GCS_NGO_1948_Oslo",DATUM["NGO_1948_(Oslo)",SPHEROID["Bessel_Modified",6377492.018,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Oslo",10.7229166666667],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",18.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",58.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Norway
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- EPSG:23034ED50 / UTM zone 34N
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- EPSG:25835ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:25836ETRS89 / UTM zone 36N
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- EPSG:27391NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone I
- EPSG:27392NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone II
- EPSG:27393NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone III
- EPSG:27394NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone IV
- EPSG:27395NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone V
- EPSG:27396NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VI
- EPSG:27397NGO 1948 (Oslo) / NGO zone VII
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.