EPSG:4313 BD72
Geographic system in latitude and longitude, in use: Belgium - onshore. Datum, ellipsoid and transformation to WGS 84 below.
| Code | EPSG:4313 |
|---|---|
| Name | BD72 |
| Type | Geographic system |
| Area of use | Belgium - onshore |
| Bounds | W 2,50° · S 49,50° · E 6,40° · N 51,51° |
| Countries | Belgium |
| Datum | Reseau National Belge 1972 |
| Ellipsoid | International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297 |
| Unit | degree (Lat north, Lon east) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | BD72 to WGS 84 (3) (EPSG:15929) — accuracy 1 m |
| Scope | Geodesy. |
proj4 definition
+proj=longlat +ellps=intl +towgs84=-106.8686,52.2978,-103.7239,0.3366,-0.457,1.8422,-1.2747 +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:4313.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
GEOGCS["GCS_Belge_1972",DATUM["D_Belge_1972",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]Other systems — Belgium
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.