EPSG systems

EPSG:7801 BGS2005 / CCS2005

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

System record
CodeEPSG:7801
NameBGS2005 / CCS2005
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Bulgaria - onshore
Bounds W 22,36° · S 41,24° · E 28,68° · N 44,23°
Countries Bulgaria
DatumBulgaria Geodetic System 2005
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:7798 — BGS2005
Unit metre (x north, y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 BGS2005 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:8890) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (1:5000 and larger scales).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin42.66787568333333degree
Longitude of false origin25.5degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel42degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel43.333333333333336degree
Easting at false origin500000metre
Northing at false origin4725824.3591metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=42.6678756833333 +lon_0=25.5 +lat_1=42 +lat_2=43.3333333333333 +x_0=500000 +y_0=4725824.3591 +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:7801.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["BGS2005_CCS2005",GEOGCS["GCS_BGS2005",DATUM["Bulgaria_Geodetic_System_2005",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",4725824.3591],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",25.5],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",42.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",43.3333333333333],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",42.6678756833333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Bulgaria

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