EPSG:4284 Pulkovo 1942
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Europe - FSU onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4284 |
|---|---|
| Name | Pulkovo 1942 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use |
Europe - FSU onshore Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Estonia - onshore; Georgia - onshore; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Latvia - onshore; Lithuania - onshore; Moldova; Russian Federation - onshore; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Ukraine - onshore; Uzbekistan. |
| Bounds | W 19,57° · S 35,14° · E -168,97° · N 81,91° |
| Also covers | Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
| Datum | Pulkovo 1942 |
| Ellipsoid | Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | Pulkovo 1942 to WGS 84 (16) (EPSG:15865) — accuracy 4.5 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=krass +towgs84=25,-141,-78.5,0,0.35,0.736,0 +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:4284.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Pulkovo_1942",DATUM["D_Pulkovo_1942",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Armenia
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.