EPSG:3333 Pulkovo 1942(58) / Gauss-Kruger zone 3
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - 12°E to 18°E onshore and S-42(58) by country. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3333 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942(58) / Gauss-Kruger zone 3 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - 12°E to 18°E onshore and S-42(58) by country Germany (former DDR) - onshore east of 12°E. Poland - onshore west of 18°E. Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia - west of 18°E. |
| Bounds | W 12,00° · S 45,78° · E 18,00° · N 54,89° |
| Also covers | Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary |
| Datum | Pulkovo 1942(58) |
| Ellipsoid | Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4179 — Pulkovo 1942(58) |
| Unit | metre (X north, Y east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pulkovo 1942(58) to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1645) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Military survey. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 1 | unity |
| False easting | 3500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=15 +k=1 +x_0=3500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=33.4,-146.6,-76.3,-0.359,-0.053,0.844,-0.84 +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:3333.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_Adj_1958_GK_Zone_3",GEOGCS["GCS_Pulkovo_1942_Adj_1958",DATUM["D_Pulkovo_1942_Adj_1958",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",3500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Germany
- EPSG:2397Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3
- EPSG:2398Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4
- EPSG:2399Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5
- EPSG:3068DHDN / Soldner Berlin
- EPSG:3396PD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3
- EPSG:3397PD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4
- EPSG:3398RD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4
- EPSG:3399RD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5
- EPSG:3833Pulkovo 1942(58) / Gauss-Kruger zone 2
- EPSG:3834Pulkovo 1942(83) / Gauss-Kruger zone 2
- EPSG:3837Pulkovo 1942(58) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3
- EPSG:3838Pulkovo 1942(58) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4
- EPSG:4314DHDN
- EPSG:4647ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N (zE-N)
- EPSG:4745RD/83
- EPSG:4746PD/83
- EPSG:4839ETRS89 / LCC Germany (N-E)
- EPSG:5243ETRS89 / LCC Germany (E-N)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.