EPSG systems

EPSG:7760 WGS 84 / Delhi

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

System record
CodeEPSG:7760
NameWGS 84 / Delhi
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use India - Delhi
India - Delhi national capital territory.
Bounds W 76,83° · S 28,40° · E 77,34° · N 28,89°
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 origin28.62510126degree
Longitude of false origin77degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel28.375degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel28.875degree
Easting at false origin1000000metre
Northing at false origin1000000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=28.62510126 +lon_0=77 +lat_1=28.375 +lat_2=28.875 +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:7760.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["WGS_1984_Delhi",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",77.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",28.375],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",28.875],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",28.62510126],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.