EPSG:3054 Hjorsey 1955 / UTM zone 26N
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Iceland - mainland west of 24°W. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3054 |
|---|---|
| Name | Hjorsey 1955 / UTM zone 26N |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Iceland - mainland west of 24°W |
| Bounds | W -24,66° · S 64,71° · E -24,00° · N 65,85° |
| Countries | Iceland |
| Datum | Hjorsey 1955 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4658 — Hjorsey 1955 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Hjorsey 1955 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:6909) — accuracy 7 m |
| Scope | Topographic mapping (1:50,000) published between 1955 and 2000. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | -27 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=utm +zone=26 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-73,47,-83 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:3054.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Hjorsey_1955_UTM_Zone_26N",GEOGCS["GCS_Hjorsey_1955",DATUM["D_Hjorsey_1955",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-27.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Iceland
- EPSG:3052Reykjavik 1900 / Lambert 1900
- EPSG:3053Hjorsey 1955 / Lambert 1955
- EPSG:3055Hjorsey 1955 / UTM zone 27N
- EPSG:3056Hjorsey 1955 / UTM zone 28N
- EPSG:3057ISN93 / Lambert 1993
- EPSG:4657Reykjavik 1900
- EPSG:4658Hjorsey 1955
- EPSG:4659ISN93
- EPSG:5324ISN2004
- EPSG:5325ISN2004 / Lambert 2004
- EPSG:5638ISN2004 / LAEA Europe
- EPSG:5639ISN2004 / LCC Europe
- EPSG:8086ISN2016
- EPSG:8088ISN2016 / Lambert 2016
- EPSG:9039ISN2016 / LAEA Europe
- EPSG:9040ISN2016 / LCC Europe
- EPSG:9947ISN2004 / LAEA Iceland
- EPSG:32626WGS 84 / UTM zone 26N
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.