EPSG systems

EPSG:5643 ED50 / SPBA LCC

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Europe - South Permian basin. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:5643
NameED50 / SPBA LCC
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Europe - South Permian basin
Bounds W -1,67° · S 50,50° · E 22,00° · N 56,00°
Countries World
DatumEuropean Datum 1950
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Base geographic system EPSG:4230 — ED50
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 ED50 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1133) — accuracy 10 m
ScopeGeological analysis.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin48degree
Longitude of false origin10degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel52.666666666666664degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel54.333333333333336degree
Easting at false origin815000metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=48 +lon_0=10 +lat_1=52.6666666666667 +lat_2=54.3333333333333 +x_0=815000 +y_0=0 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-87,-98,-121 +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:5643.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ED_1950_Southern_Permian_Basin_Lambert",GEOGCS["GCS_European_1950",DATUM["D_European_1950",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",815000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",10.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",52.6666666666667],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",54.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",48.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

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