EPSG systems

EPSG:3308 GDA94 / NSW Lambert

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Australia - New South Wales. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:3308
NameGDA94 / NSW Lambert
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Australia - New South Wales
Bounds W 140,99° · S -37,53° · E 153,69° · N -28,15°
Countries Australia
DatumGeocentric Datum of Australia 1994
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4283 — GDA94
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 GDA94 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1150) — accuracy 3 m
ScopeState-wide spatial data management.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin-33.25degree
Longitude of false origin147degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel-30.75degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel-35.75degree
Easting at false origin9300000metre
Northing at false origin4500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=-33.25 +lon_0=147 +lat_1=-30.75 +lat_2=-35.75 +x_0=9300000 +y_0=4500000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:3308.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["GDA_1994_NSW_Lambert",GEOGCS["GCS_GDA_1994",DATUM["D_GDA_1994",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",9300000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",4500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",147.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-30.75],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-35.75],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-33.25],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Australia

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