EPSG systems

EPSG:5562 UCS-2000 / Gauss-Kruger zone 4

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Ukraine - west of 24°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:5562
Name	UCS-2000 / Gauss-Kruger zone 4
Type	Projected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use	Ukraine - west of 24°E
Bounds	W 22,15° · S 47,95° · E 24,00° · N 51,66°
Countries	Ukraine
Datum	Ukraine 2000
Ellipsoid	Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3
Base geographic system	EPSG:5561 — UCS-2000
Unit	metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84	UCS-2000 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:5840) — accuracy 1 m
Scope	Topographic mapping (medium scale).

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	0	degree
Longitude of natural origin	21	degree
Scale factor at natural origin	1	unity
False easting	4500000	metre
False northing	0	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=21 +k=1 +x_0=4500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=24,-121,-76 +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:5562.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Ukraine_2000_GK_Zone_4",GEOGCS["GCS_Ukraine_2000",DATUM["D_Ukraine_2000",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",4500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",21.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Ukraine

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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