EPSG:3066 ED50 / Jordan TM
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Jordan. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3066 |
|---|---|
| Name | ED50 / Jordan TM |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use | Jordan |
| Bounds | W 34,88° · S 29,18° · E 39,31° · N 33,38° |
| Countries | Jordan |
| Datum | European Datum 1950 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4230 — ED50 |
| Unit | metre (E east, N north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | ED50 to WGS 84 (37) (EPSG:1087) — accuracy 2.5 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 37 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9998 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | -3000000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=37 +k=0.9998 +x_0=500000 +y_0=-3000000 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-112,-110.3,-140.2 +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:3066.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["ED_1950_Jordan_TM",GEOGCS["GCS_European_1950",DATUM["D_European_1950",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",-3000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",37.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9998],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Jordan
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.