EPSG:5636 TUREF / LAEA Europe

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

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System record
Code	EPSG:5636
Name	TUREF / LAEA Europe
Type	Projected system — Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Area of use	Turkey Türkiye (Turkey) - onshore and offshore.
Bounds	W 25,62° · S 34,42° · E 44,83° · N 43,45°
Countries	Türkiye
Datum	Turkish National Reference Frame
Ellipsoid	GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system	EPSG:5252 — TUREF
Unit	metre (Y north, X east)
Transformation to WGS 84	TUREF to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:5261) — accuracy 1 m
Scope	Statistical analysis.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	52	degree
Longitude of natural origin	10	degree
False easting	4321000	metre
False northing	3210000	metre

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:5636.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["TUREF_LAEA_Europe",GEOGCS["GCS_TUREF",DATUM["D_Turkish_National_Reference_Frame",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 — Türkiye

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

Projection parameters

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WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

Other systems — Türkiye