EPSG:3844 Pulkovo 1942(58) / Stereo70
Projected system (Oblique Stereographic) in use: Romania. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:3844 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942(58) / Stereo70 |
| Type | Projected system — Oblique Stereographic |
| Area of use |
Romania Romania - onshore and offshore. |
| Bounds | W 20,26° · S 43,44° · E 31,41° · N 48,27° |
| Countries | Romania |
| 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 (19) (EPSG:15995) — accuracy 3 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 46 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 25 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.99975 | unity |
| False easting | 500000 | metre |
| False northing | 500000 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=sterea +lat_0=46 +lon_0=25 +k=0.99975 +x_0=500000 +y_0=500000 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=2.329,-147.042,-92.08,-0.309,0.325,0.497,5.69 +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:3844.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_Adj_58_Stereo_70",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["Double_Stereographic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",25.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.99975],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",46.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Romania
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.