EPSG systems

EPSG:9947 ISN2004 / LAEA Iceland

Projected system (Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area) in use: Iceland. The full definition below, and conversion in one click.

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System record
Code	EPSG:9947
Name	ISN2004 / LAEA Iceland
Type	Projected system — Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Area of use	Iceland Iceland - onshore and offshore.
Bounds	W -30,87° · S 59,96° · E -5,55° · N 69,59°
Countries	Iceland
Datum	Islands Net 2004
Ellipsoid	GRS 1980 a = 6378137 m · 1/f = 298.257222101
Base geographic system	EPSG:5324 — ISN2004
Unit	metre (E east, N north)
Transformation to WGS 84	ISN2004 to WGS 84 (1) (EPSG:5327) — accuracy 1 m
Scope	Statistical analysis.

Projection parameters

Parameter	Value	Unit
Latitude of natural origin	65	degree
Longitude of natural origin	-19	degree
False easting	1700000	metre
False northing	1300000	metre

proj4 definition

+proj=laea +lat_0=65 +lon_0=-19 +x_0=1700000 +y_0=1300000 +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:9947.

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

PROJCS["ISN2004_LAEA_Iceland",GEOGCS["GCS_ISN_2004",DATUM["D_Islands_Network_2004",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",1700000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",1300000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-19.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",65.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

All systems — Iceland

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

Projection parameters

proj4 definition

WKT (ESRI format, the .prj content)

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