EPSG:8677 MGI 1901 / Balkans zone 5
Projected system (Transverse Mercator) in use: Europe - former Yugoslavia onshore west of 16.5°E. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.
| Code | EPSG:8677 |
|---|---|
| Name | MGI 1901 / Balkans zone 5 |
| Type | Projected system — Transverse Mercator |
| Area of use |
Europe - former Yugoslavia onshore west of 16.5°E Bosnia and Herzegovina - west of 16°30'E; Croatia - onshore west of 16°30'E; Slovenia - onshore. |
| Bounds | W 13,38° · S 42,95° · E 16,50° · N 46,88° |
| Countries | Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia |
| Datum | MGI 1901 |
| Ellipsoid | Bessel 1841 a = 6377397.155 m · 1/f = 299.1528128 |
| Base geographic system | EPSG:3906 — MGI 1901 |
| Unit | metre (Y east, X north) |
| Transformation to WGS 84 | MGI 1901 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:3962) — accuracy 5 m |
| Scope | Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale). |
Projection parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Latitude of natural origin | 0 | degree |
| Longitude of natural origin | 15 | degree |
| Scale factor at natural origin | 0.9999 | unity |
| False easting | 5500000 | metre |
| False northing | 0 | metre |
proj4 definition
+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=15 +k=0.9999 +x_0=5500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +units=m +towgs84=682,-203,480 +no_defsPaste it into QGIS, proj4js, PostGIS (spatial_ref_sys) or GDAL. +towgs84 carries the EPSG transformation to WGS 84; the official code stays EPSG:8677.
WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)
PROJCS["MGI_1901_Balkans_zone_5",GEOGCS["GCS_MGI_1901",DATUM["D_MGI_1901",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",5500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",15.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]Other systems — Bosnia & Herzegovina
Source: EPSG registry v11.022 (IOGP), through the PROJ database. Always check a code on epsg.org before contractual work.