EPSG:4237 HD72
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Hungary. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4237 |
|---|---|
| Name | HD72 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Hungary |
| Bounds | W 16,11° · S 45,74° · E 22,90° · N 48,58° |
| Countries | Hungary |
| Datum | Hungarian Datum 1972 |
| Ellipsoid | GRS 1967 a = 6378160 m · 1/f = 298.247167427 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | HD72 to WGS 84 (4) (EPSG:1242) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=GRS67 +towgs84=52.17,-71.82,-14.9 +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:4237.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Hungarian_1972",DATUM["D_Hungarian_1972",SPHEROID["GRS_1967",6378160.0,298.247167427]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Hungary
- EPSG:2399Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5
- EPSG:3819HD1909
- EPSG:3836Pulkovo 1942(83) / Gauss-Kruger zone 4
- EPSG:3841Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 6
- EPSG:4417Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 7
- EPSG:4434Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 8
- EPSG:5675Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 (E-N)
- EPSG:23700HD72 / EOV
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.