EPSG systems

EPSG:3057 ISN93 / Lambert 1993

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Iceland. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3057
NameISN93 / Lambert 1993
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Iceland
Iceland - onshore and offshore.
Bounds W -30,87° · S 59,96° · E -5,55° · N 69,59°
Countries Iceland
DatumIslands Net 1993
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4659 — ISN93
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 ISN93 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1952) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeTopographic mapping (medium and small scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin65degree
Longitude of false origin-19degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel64.25degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel65.75degree
Easting at false origin500000metre
Northing at false origin500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=65 +lon_0=-19 +lat_1=64.25 +lat_2=65.75 +x_0=500000 +y_0=500000 +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:3057.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ISN_1993_Lambert_1993",GEOGCS["GCS_ISN_1993",DATUM["D_Islands_Network_1993",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-19.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",64.25],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",65.75],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",65.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Iceland

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