EPSG:31466 DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 2
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Germany - West Germany - west of 7.5°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:31466 |
|---|---|
| Name | DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 2 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Germany - West Germany - west of 7.5°E Germany - former West Germany onshore west of 7°30'E - states of Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland. |
| Bounds | W 5,86° · S 49,11° · E 7,51° · N 53,81° |
| Countries | Germany |
| Datum | Deutsches 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 (2) (EPSG:1777) — accuracy 3 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 6 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 2500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=1 +x_0=2500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=598.1,73.7,418.2,0.202,0.045,-2.455,6.7 +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:31466.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["DHDN_3_Degree_Gauss_Zone_2",GEOGCS["GCS_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",DATUM["D_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",6.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Germany
- EPSG:5683DB_REF / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3 (E-N)
- EPSG:5684DB_REF / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4 (E-N)
- EPSG:5685DB_REF / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 (E-N)
- EPSG:8395ETRS89 / Gauss-Kruger CM 9E
- EPSG:10284ETRS89/DREF91/2016
- EPSG:10285ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3
- EPSG:10286ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 31N (N-zE)
- EPSG:10287ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 31N (zE-N)
- EPSG:10288ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 32N (N-zE)
- EPSG:10289ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 32N (zE-N)
- EPSG:10290ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 33N (N-zE)
- EPSG:10291ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 33N (zE-N)
- EPSG:10731ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 31N
- EPSG:10732ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 32N
- EPSG:10733ETRS89/DREF91/2016 / UTM zone 33N
- EPSG:31467DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3
- EPSG:31468DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4
- EPSG:31469DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.