EPSG systems

EPSG:2941 Pulkovo 1942 / CS63 zone K4

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Asia - FSU - CS63 zone K4. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:2941
NamePulkovo 1942 / CS63 zone K4
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Asia - FSU - CS63 zone K4
Kazakhstan between 55°16'E and 58°16'E.
Bounds W 55,26° · S 41,26° · E 58,27° · N 51,14°
Countries Kazakhstan
DatumPulkovo 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 (20) (EPSG:5044) — accuracy 3 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0.13333333333333333degree
Longitude of natural origin56.766666666666666degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting4300000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0.133333333333333 +lon_0=56.7666666666667 +k=1 +x_0=4300000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=23.57,-140.95,-79.8,0,0.35,0.79,-0.22 +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:2941.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_CS63_Zone_K4",GEOGCS["GCS_Pulkovo_1942",DATUM["D_Pulkovo_1942",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",4300000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",56.7666666666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.133333333333333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Kazakhstan

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