EPSG systems

EPSG:4462 WGS 84 / Australian Centre for Remote Sensing Lambert

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Australia - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:4462
NameWGS 84 / Australian Centre for Remote Sensing Lambert
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Australia - onshore
Australia - Australian Capital Territory; New South Wales; Northern Territory; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Western Australia; Victoria.
Bounds W 112,85° · S -43,70° · E 153,69° · N -9,86°
Countries Australia
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeRemote sensing.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin-27degree
Longitude of false origin132degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel-18degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel-36degree
Easting at false origin0metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=-27 +lon_0=132 +lat_1=-18 +lat_2=-36 +x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs

Paste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:4462.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Australian_Centre_for_Remote_Sensing_Lambert",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",132.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-18.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-36.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-27.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Australia

Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.