EPSG:28404 Pulkovo 1942 / Gauss-Kruger zone 4
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - FSU onshore 18°E to 24°E and S-42 by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:28404 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942 / Gauss-Kruger zone 4 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - FSU onshore 18°E to 24°E and S-42 by country Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine - onshore west of 24°E. Russian Federation - Kaliningrad onshore. |
| Bounds | W 19,57° · S 47,95° · E 24,00° · N 59,44° |
| Also covers | Lithuania, Belarus, Estonia, Ukraine, Latvia, Russia |
| 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 | Topographic mapping (medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 21 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 4500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=21 +k=1 +x_0=4500000 +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:28404.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_GK_Zone_4",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",4500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",21.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Lithuania
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.