EPSG systems

EPSG:3010 SWEREF99 16 30

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Sweden - 16 30. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3010
NameSWEREF99 16 30
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Sweden - 16 30
Sweden - communes between approximately 15°45'E and 17°15'E and south of approximately 62°20'N. See information source for map.
Bounds W 15,41° · S 56,15° · E 17,63° · N 62,26°
Countries Sweden
DatumSWEREF99
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4619 — SWEREF99
Unit metre (N north, E east)
Transformation to WGS 84 SWEREF99 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1879) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin16.5degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting150000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=16.5 +k=1 +x_0=150000 +y_0=0 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:3010.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["SWEREF99_16_30",GEOGCS["GCS_SWEREF99",DATUM["D_SWEREF99",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",150000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",16.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Sweden

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