EPSG systems

EPSG:6962 ETRS89 / Albania LCC 2010

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: Albania - onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:6962
NameETRS89 / Albania LCC 2010
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Albania - onshore
Bounds W 19,22° · S 39,64° · E 21,06° · N 42,67°
Countries Albania
DatumEuropean Terrestrial Reference System 1989
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:4258 — ETRS89
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 ETRS89 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:1149) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeTopographic mapping (small scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin41degree
Longitude of false origin20degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel39degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel43degree
Easting at false origin0metre
Northing at false origin0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=41 +lon_0=20 +lat_1=39 +lat_2=43 +x_0=0 +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:6962.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ETRS_1989_Albania_LCC_2010",GEOGCS["GCS_ETRS_1989",DATUM["D_ETRS_1989",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",20.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",39.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",43.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",41.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Albania

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