EPSG:3893 ED50 / Iraq National Grid

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Iraq - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:3893
Name	ED50 / Iraq National Grid
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Iraq - onshore
Bounds	W 38,79° · S 29,06° · E 48,61° · N 37,39°
Countries	Iraq
Datum	European Datum 1950
Ellipsoid	International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system	EPSG:4230 — ED50
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	ED50 to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:1135) — accuracy 999 m
Scope	Military survey.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	29.02626833333333	degree
Longitude of natural origin	46.5	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	0.9994	unity
False easting	800000	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=29.0262683333333 +lon_0=46.5 +k=0.9994 +x_0=800000 +y_0=0 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-103,-106,-141 +no_defs

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WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ED_1950_Iraq_National_Grid",GEOGCS["GCS_European_1950",DATUM["D_European_1950",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",800000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",46.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9994],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",29.0262683333333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Iraq

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

Projection parameters

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WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

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