EPSG systems

EPSG:27500 ATF (Paris) / Nord de Guerre

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)) in use: France - Alsace. 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.

System record
CodeEPSG:27500
NameATF (Paris) / Nord de Guerre
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (1SP)
Area of use France - Alsace
Bounds W 6,84° · S 47,42° · E 8,23° · N 49,07°
Countries France
DatumAncienne Triangulation Francaise (Paris)
Ellipsoid Plessis 1817 a = 6376523 m · 1/f = 308.64
Prime meridianParis RGS 2.3372083333333333 degree
Base geographic system EPSG:4901 — ATF (Paris)
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 No simple transformation published (ellipsoid alone)
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin55grad
Longitude of natural origin6grad
Scale factor at natural origin0.99950908unity
False easting500000metre
False northing300000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_1=49.5 +lat_0=49.5 +lon_0=5.4 +k_0=0.99950908 +x_0=500000 +y_0=300000 +a=6376523 +rf=308.64 +pm=2.33720833333333 +units=m +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:27500.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Nord_de_Guerre",GEOGCS["GCS_ATF_Paris",DATUM["D_ATF",SPHEROID["Plessis_1817",6376523.0,308.64]],PRIMEM["Paris_RGS",2.33720833333333],UNIT["Grad",0.0157079632679489]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",300000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",6.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",55.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99950908],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",55.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — France

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.