EPSG systems

EPSG:3034 ETRS89-extended / LCC Europe

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Europe - LCC & LAEA. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3034
NameETRS89-extended / LCC Europe
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Europe - LCC & LAEA
Europe - European Union (EU) countries and candidates. Europe - onshore and offshore: Albania; Andorra; Austria; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czechia; Denmark; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Finland; France; Germany; Gibraltar; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Kosovo; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Monaco; Montenegro; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Norway including Svalbard and Jan Mayen; Poland; Portugal including Madeira and Azores; Romania; San Marino; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain including Canary Islands; Sweden; Switzerland; Türki
Bounds W -35,58° · S 24,60° · E 44,83° · N 84,73°
Also covers Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Vatican City
DatumEuropean Terrestrial Reference System 1989
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4258 — ETRS89
Unit metre (N north, E east)
Transformation to WGS 84 ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1149) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeConformal mapping at scales of 1:500,000 and smaller.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin52degree
Longitude of false origin10degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel35degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel65degree
Easting at false origin4000000metre
Northing at false origin2800000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=52 +lon_0=10 +lat_1=35 +lat_2=65 +x_0=4000000 +y_0=2800000 +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:3034.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ETRS_1989_LCC",GEOGCS["GCS_ETRS_1989",DATUM["D_ETRS_1989",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",4000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2800000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",10.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",35.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",65.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",52.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Albania

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