EPSG systems

EPSG:31287 MGI / Austria Lambert

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

System record
CodeEPSG:31287
NameMGI / Austria Lambert
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Austria
Bounds W 9,53° · S 46,40° · E 17,17° · N 49,02°
Countries Austria
DatumMilitar-Geographische Institut
Ellipsoid Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128
Base geographic system EPSG:4312 — MGI
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 MGI to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1618) — accuracy 1.5 m
ScopeTopographic mapping (medium and small scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin47.5degree
Longitude of false origin13.333333333333334degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel49degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel46degree
Easting at false origin400000metre
Northing at false origin400000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=47.5 +lon_0=13.3333333333333 +lat_1=49 +lat_2=46 +x_0=400000 +y_0=400000 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=577.326,90.129,463.919,5.137,1.474,5.297,2.4232 +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:31287.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["MGI_Austria_Lambert",GEOGCS["GCS_MGI",DATUM["D_MGI",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",400000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",400000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",13.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",49.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",46.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",47.5],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Austria

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