EPSG:4231 ED87
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Europe - west. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4231 |
|---|---|
| Name | ED87 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Europe - west |
| Bounds | W -10,56° · S 34,88° · E 38,01° · N 84,73° |
| Countries | World |
| Datum | European Datum 1987 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | ED87 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:3905) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-83.11,-97.38,-117.22,0.005693,-0.044698,0.044285,0.1218 +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:4231.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_European_1987",DATUM["D_European_1987",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — World
- EPSG:3572WGS 84 / North Pole LAEA Alaska
- EPSG:3573WGS 84 / North Pole LAEA Canada
- EPSG:3574WGS 84 / North Pole LAEA Atlantic
- EPSG:3575WGS 84 / North Pole LAEA Europe
- EPSG:3576WGS 84 / North Pole LAEA Russia
- EPSG:3857WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator
- EPSG:3976WGS 84 / NSIDC Sea Ice Polar Stereographic South
- EPSG:3995WGS 84 / Arctic Polar Stereographic
- EPSG:3996WGS 84 / IBCAO Polar Stereographic
- EPSG:4087WGS 84 / World Equidistant Cylindrical
- EPSG:4276NSWC 9Z-2
- EPSG:4322WGS 72
- EPSG:4324WGS 72BE
- EPSG:4326WGS 84
- EPSG:4668ED79
- EPSG:4717Cape Canaveral
- EPSG:4740PZ-90
- EPSG:4760WGS 66
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.