EPSG systems

EPSG:7829 Pulkovo 1942 / CS63 zone X5

Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Ukraine - 34°E to 37°E onshore. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:7829
NamePulkovo 1942 / CS63 zone X5
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator
Area of use Ukraine - 34°E to 37°E onshore
Ukraine - between 34°E and 37°E, onshore.
Bounds W 34,00° · S 44,33° · E 37,01° · N 52,25°
Countries Ukraine
DatumPulkovo 1942
Ellipsoid Krassowsky 1940 a = 6378245 m · 1/f = 298.3
Base geographic system EPSG:4284 — Pulkovo 1942
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 Pulkovo 1942 to WGS 84 (20) (EPSG:5044) — accuracy 3 m
ScopeCadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large scale).

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin0.08333333333333333degree
Longitude of natural origin35.5degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting5300000metre
False northing0metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0.0833333333333333 +lon_0=35.5 +k=1 +x_0=5300000 +y_0=0 +ellps=krass +units=m +towgs84=23.57,-140.95,-79.8,0,0.35,0.79,-0.22 +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:7829.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["Pulkovo_1942_CS63_zone_X5",GEOGCS["GCS_Pulkovo_1942",DATUM["D_Pulkovo_1942",SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",5300000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",35.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0833333333333333],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Ukraine

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