EPSG:3447 ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2005
Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Belgium - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3447 |
|---|---|
| Name | ETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2005 |
| Type | Projected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP) |
| Area of use | Belgium - onshore |
| Bounds | W 2,50° · S 49,50° · E 6,40° · N 51,51° |
| Countries | Belgium |
| Datum | European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:4258 — ETRS89 |
| Unit | metre (X east, Y north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1149) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of false origin | 50.797815 | degree |
| Longitude of false origin | 4.359215833333333 | degree |
| Latitude of 1st standard parallel | 49.833333333333336 | degree |
| Latitude of 2nd standard parallel | 51.166666666666664 | degree |
| Easting at false origin | 150328 | metre |
| Northing at false origin | 166262 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=lcc +lat_0=50.797815 +lon_0=4.35921583333333 +lat_1=49.8333333333333 +lat_2=51.1666666666667 +x_0=150328 +y_0=166262 +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:3447.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Belge_Lambert_2005",GEOGCS["GCS_ETRS_1989",DATUM["D_ETRS_1989",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",150328.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",166262.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",4.35921583333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",49.8333333333333],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",51.1666666666667],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",50.797815],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Other systems — Belgium
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.