EPSG systems

EPSG:7756 WGS 84 / Andhra Pradesh

Projected system (Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)) in use: India - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:7756
NameWGS 84 / Andhra Pradesh
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use India - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
India - Andhra Pradesh; Telangana; Yanam area of Pudacherry territory.
Bounds W 76,75° · S 12,61° · E 84,81° · N 19,92°
Countries India
DatumWorld Geodetic System 1984
Ellipsoid WGS 84 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257223563
Base geographic system EPSG:4326 — WGS 84
Unit metre (X east, Y north)
Transformation to WGS 84 None: this is WGS 84
ScopeNNRMS National Spatial Framework (NSF) state resource database of medium resolution earth observation imagery and mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin16.25543298degree
Longitude of false origin80.875degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel13.75degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel18.75degree
Easting at false origin1000000metre
Northing at false origin1000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=16.25543298 +lon_0=80.875 +lat_1=13.75 +lat_2=18.75 +x_0=1000000 +y_0=1000000 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +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:7756.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Andhra_Pradesh",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1000000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",80.875],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",13.75],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",18.75],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",16.25543298],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — India

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