EPSG systems

EPSG:7899 GDA2020 / Vicgrid

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

System record
CodeEPSG:7899
NameGDA2020 / Vicgrid
TypeProjected system — Lambert Conic Conformal (2SP)
Area of use Australia - Victoria
Bounds W 140,96° · S -39,20° · E 150,04° · N -33,98°
Countries Australia
DatumGeocentric Datum of Australia 2020
Ellipsoid GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system EPSG:7844 — GDA2020
Unit metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84 GDA2020 to WGS 84 (2) (EPSG:8450) — accuracy 3 m
ScopeState-wide spatial data management.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of false origin-37degree
Longitude of false origin145degree
Latitude of 1st standard parallel-36degree
Latitude of 2nd standard parallel-38degree
Easting at false origin2500000metre
Northing at false origin2500000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=lcc +lat_0=-37 +lon_0=145 +lat_1=-36 +lat_2=-38 +x_0=2500000 +y_0=2500000 +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:7899.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["GDA2020_Vicgrid",GEOGCS["GCS_GDA2020",DATUM["GDA2020",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conformal_Conic"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",2500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",2500000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",145.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-36.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-38.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",-37.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Australia

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