EPSG systems

EPSG:3300 Estonian Coordinate System of 1992

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

System record
CodeEPSG:3300
NameEstonian Coordinate System of 1992
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Estonia - onshore
Bounds W 21,74° · S 57,52° · E 28,20° · N 59,75°
Countries Estonia
DatumEstonia 1992
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4133 — EST92
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 EST92 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1333) — accuracy 0.5 m
ScopeTopographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin57.51755393055556degree
Longitude of false origin24degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel59.333333333333336degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel58degree
Easting at false origin500000metre
Northing at false origin6375000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=57.5175539305556 +lon_0=24 +lat_1=59.3333333333333 +lat_2=58 +x_0=500000 +y_0=6375000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0.055,-0.541,-0.185,0.0183,-0.0003,-0.007,-0.014 +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:3300.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Estonian_Coordinate_System_of_1992",GEOGCS["GCS_Estonia_1992",DATUM["D_Estonia_1992",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",6375000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",59.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",58.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",57.5175539305556],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Estonia

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