EPSG:5651 ETRS89 / UTM zone 31N (N-zE)
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Germany - west of 6°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:5651 |
|---|---|
| Name | ETRS89 / UTM zone 31N (N-zE) |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Germany - west of 6°E Germany - onshore and offshore west of 6°E. |
| Bounds | W 3,34° · S 50,97° · E 6,01° · N 55,92° |
| Countries | Germany |
| 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 | Topographic mapping. |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 3 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9996 | unity |
| False easting | 31500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=3 +k=0.9996 +x_0=31500000 +y_0=0 +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:5651.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["ETRS_1989_UTM_Zone_31N_N-zE",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",31500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",3.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Other systems — Germany
- EPSG:5631Pulkovo 1942(58) / Gauss-Kruger zone 2 (E-N)
- EPSG:5649ETRS89 / UTM zone 31N (zE-N)
- EPSG:5650ETRS89 / UTM zone 33N (zE-N)
- EPSG:5652ETRS89 / UTM zone 32N (N-zE)
- EPSG:5653ETRS89 / UTM zone 33N (N-zE)
- EPSG:5664Pulkovo 1942(83) / Gauss-Kruger zone 2 (E-N)
- EPSG:5666PD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3 (E-N)
- EPSG:5667PD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4 (E-N)
- EPSG:5668RD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4 (E-N)
- EPSG:5669RD/83 / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 (E-N)
- EPSG:5670Pulkovo 1942(58) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3 (E-N)
- EPSG:5671Pulkovo 1942(58) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4 (E-N)
- EPSG:5673Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3 (E-N)
- EPSG:5674Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4 (E-N)
- EPSG:5675Pulkovo 1942(83) / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 5 (E-N)
- EPSG:5676DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 2 (E-N)
- EPSG:5677DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 3 (E-N)
- EPSG:5678DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4 (E-N)
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.