EPSG systems

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.

System record
CodeEPSG:3447
NameETRS89 / Belgian Lambert 2005
TypeProjected 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
DatumEuropean 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
ScopeEngineering survey, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin50.797815degree
Longitude of false origin4.359215833333333degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel49.833333333333336degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel51.166666666666664degree
Easting at false origin150328metre
Northing at false origin166262metre

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]]

All systems — Belgium

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