EPSG systems

EPSG:5118 ETRS89 / NTM zone 18

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Norway - onshore - 18°E to 19°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:5118
Name	ETRS89 / NTM zone 18
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Norway - onshore - 18°E to 19°E Norway - onshore - between 18°E and 19°E.
Bounds	W 18,00° · S 68,04° · E 19,01° · N 70,29°
Countries	Norway
Datum	European Terrestrial Reference System 1989
Ellipsoid	GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system	EPSG:4258 — ETRS89
Unit	metre (N north, E east)
Transformation to WGS 84	ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1149) — accuracy 1 m
Scope	Engineering survey.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	58	degree
Longitude of natural origin	18.5	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	1	unity
False easting	100000	metre
False northing	1000000	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=58 +lon_0=18.5 +k=1 +x_0=100000 +y_0=1000000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +no_defs

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WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ETRS_1989_NTM_Zone_18",GEOGCS["GCS_ETRS_1989",DATUM["D_ETRS_1989",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",100000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",18.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",58.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Norway

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

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

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