EPSG systems

EPSG:5633 PTRA08 / LAEA Europe

Projected system (Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area) in use: Portugal - Azores and Madeira. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:5633
NamePTRA08 / LAEA Europe
TypeProjected system — Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Area of use Portugal - Azores and Madeira
Portugal - Azores and Madeira island groups and surrounding EEZ - Flores, Corvo; Graciosa, Terceira, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial; Sao Miguel, Santa Maria; Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas; Selvagens.
Bounds W -35,58° · S 29,24° · E -12,48° · N 43,07°
Countries Portugal
DatumAutonomous Regions of Portugal 2008
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:5013 — PTRA08
Unit metre (Y north, X east)
Transformation to WGS 84 PTRA08 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:4905) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeStatistical analysis.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin52degree
Longitude of natural origin10degree
False easting4321000metre
False northing3210000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=laea +lat_0=52 +lon_0=10 +x_0=4321000 +y_0=3210000 +ellps=GRS80 +units=m +towgs84=0,0,0 +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:5633.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["PTRA08_LAEA_Europe",GEOGCS["GCS_PTRA08",DATUM["D_PTRA08",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",4321000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",3210000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",10.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",52.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Portugal

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