EPSG systems

EPSG:3016 SWEREF99 20 15

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Sweden - 20 15. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3016
NameSWEREF99 20 15
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Sweden - 20 15
Sweden - communes in Vaasterbotten east of approximately 19°30'E and (i) north of 63°30'N and (ii) south of approximately 65°05'N. Also Norbotten west of approximately 23°20'E. See information source for map.
Bounds W 16,08° · S 63,45° · E 23,28° · N 69,07°
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 origin20.25degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting150000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=20.25 +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:3016.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["SWEREF99_20_15",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",20.25],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.