EPSG systems

EPSG:3024 RT90 5 gon O

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Sweden - 5 gon E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3024
NameRT90 5 gon O
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Sweden - 5 gon E
Sweden - east of approximately 21°26'E. See information source for map.
Bounds W 21,34° · S 65,24° · E 24,17° · N 68,58°
Countries Sweden
DatumRikets koordinatsystem 1990
Ellipsoid Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128
Base geographic system EPSG:4124 — RT90
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 RT90 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:1896) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0degree
Longitude of natural origin22.55827777777778degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting1500000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=22.5582777777778 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=414.1,41.3,603.1,-0.855,2.141,-7.023,0 +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:3024.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["RT90_5_gon_O",GEOGCS["GCS_RT_1990",DATUM["D_RT_1990",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",22.5582777777778],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.