EPSG systems

EPSG:9895 LUREF / Luxembourg TM (3D)

Projected system (Transverse Mercator 3D) in use: Luxembourg. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

System record
CodeEPSG:9895
NameLUREF / Luxembourg TM (3D)
TypeProjected system — Transverse Mercator 3D
Area of use Luxembourg
Bounds W 5,73° · S 49,44° · E 6,53° · N 50,19°
Countries Luxembourg
DatumLuxembourg Reference Frame
Ellipsoid International 1924 a = 6378388 m · 1/f = 297
Unit metre (X north, Y east)
Transformation to WGS 84 LUREF to WGS 84 (3) — accuracy 1 m
ScopeCadastre, topographic mapping.

Projection parameters

ParameterValueUnit
Latitude of natural origin49.833333333333336degree
Longitude of natural origin6.166666666666667degree
Scale factor at natural origin1unity
False easting80000metre
False northing100000metre

proj4 definition

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=49.8333333333333 +lon_0=6.16666666666667 +k=1 +x_0=80000 +y_0=100000 +ellps=intl +units=m +towgs84=-189.6806,18.3463,-42.7695,-0.33746,-3.09264,2.53861,0.4598 +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:9895.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["LUREF_Luxembourg_TM_3D",GEOGCS["GCS_LUREF",DATUM["D_Luxembourg_Reference_Frame",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",49.8333333333333],PARAMETER["central_meridian",6.16666666666667],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1.0],PARAMETER["false_easting",80000.0],PARAMETER["false_northing",100000.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]],VERTCS["LUREF",DATUM["D_Luxembourg_Reference_Frame",SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],PARAMETER["Vertical_Shift",0.0],PARAMETER["Direction",1.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Luxembourg

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