EPSG systems

EPSG:3068 DHDN / Soldner Berlin

Projected system (Cassini-Soldner) in use: Germany - Berlin. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3068
NameDHDN / Soldner Berlin
TypeProjected system — Cassini-Soldner
Area of use Germany - Berlin
Bounds W 13,09° · S 52,33° · E 13,76° · N 52,65°
Countries Germany
DatumDeutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz
Ellipsoid Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128
Base geographic system EPSG:4314 — DHDN
Unit metre (x north, y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 DHDN to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:15869) — accuracy 2 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin52.41864827777778degree
Longitude of natural origin13.627203666666666degree
False easting40000metre
False northing10000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=cass +lat_0=52.4186482777778 +lon_0=13.6272036666667 +x_0=40000 +y_0=10000 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=612.4,77,440.2,-0.054,0.057,-2.797,2.55 +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:3068.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["DHDN_Soldner_Berlin",GEOGCS["GCS_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",DATUM["D_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Cassini"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",40000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",10000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",13.6272036666667],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",52.4186482777778],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Germany

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