EPSG:4179 Pulkovo 1942(58)
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Europe - onshore - eastern - S-42(58). Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4179 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942(58) |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Europe - onshore - eastern - S-42(58) Onshore: Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany (former DDR), Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Onshore and offshore: Albania and Romania. |
| Bounds | W 9,92° · S 39,63° · E 31,41° · N 54,89° |
| Also covers | Bulgaria, Slovakia, Czechia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Albania, Romania |
| Datum | Pulkovo 1942(58) |
| Ellipsoid | Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pulkovo 1942(58) to WGS 84 (19) (EPSG:15995) — accuracy 3 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=krass +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:4179.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
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]]Other systems — Bulgaria
- EPSG:3047ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N (N-E)
- EPSG:3048ETRS89 / UTM zone 36N (N-E)
- EPSG:3335Pulkovo 1942(58) / Gauss-Kruger zone 5
- EPSG:3839Pulkovo 1942(58) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 9
- EPSG:3840Pulkovo 1942(58) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 10
- EPSG:7798BGS2005
- EPSG:7799BGS2005 / UTM zone 34N (N-E)
- EPSG:7800BGS2005 / UTM zone 35N (N-E)
- EPSG:7801BGS2005 / CCS2005
- EPSG:7803BGS2005 / UTM zone 34N
- EPSG:7805BGS2005 / UTM zone 36N
- EPSG:9391BGS2005 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:25835ETRS89 / UTM zone 35N
- EPSG:25836ETRS89 / UTM zone 36N
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.