EPSG systems

EPSG:27704 WGS 84 / Equi7 Europe

Projected system (Azimuthal Equidistant) in use: Europe - Equi7. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:27704
NameWGS 84 / Equi7 Europe
TypeProjected system — Azimuthal Equidistant
Area of use Europe - Equi7
Europe including Russia west of the Ural Mountains.
Bounds W -42,52° · S 29,24° · E 51,73° · N 83,67°
Countries Russia
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeContinental mapping of raster data.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin53degree
Longitude of natural origin24degree
False easting5837287.82metre
False northing2121415.696metre

proj4 definition

+proj=aeqd +lat_0=53 +lon_0=24 +x_0=5837287.82 +y_0=2121415.696 +datum=WGS84 +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:27704.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Equi7_Europe",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Azimuthal_Equidistant"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",5837287.82],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2121415.696],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",24.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",53.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Russia

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