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EPSG:2157

Projected coordinate system

IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator

Covered area

Center coordinates
603324.38 739986.43

Projected bounds:
421849.81 518361.28
768347.28 968015.39

WGS84 bounds:
-10.56 51.39
-5.34 55.43

Ireland - onshore. United Kingdom (UK) - Northern Ireland (Ulster) - onshore.

Available transformations:

Selected transformation

Ireland

code 1678

Accuracy 1.0 m (default)
3 parameters

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Assumes that ETRS89 is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation. IRENET95 is a regional realisation of ETRS89.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2012-01-05

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: IRENET95

Datum: IRENET95

Ellipsoid: GRS 1980

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: OGP

Information source: Ordnance Survey of Ireland

Revision date: 2004-04-07

Scope: Large and medium scale topographic mapping and engineering survey.

Remarks: Replaces TM75 / Irish Grid (code 29903) from 1/1/2001.

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Area of use: Ireland - onshore. United Kingdom (UK) - Northern Ireland (Ulster) - onshore.

Coordinate system: Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: easting, northing (E,N). Orientations: east, north. UoM: m.

Definition: Well Known Text (WKT)

PROJCS["IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator",
    GEOGCS["IRENET95",
        DATUM["IRENET95",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
            TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6173"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4173"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2157"]]

PROJCS["IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator",
    GEOGCS["IRENET95",
        DATUM["IRENET95",
            SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],
            TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","6173"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4173"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2157"]]

Definition: ESRI WKT

PROJCS["IRENET95_Irish_Transverse_Mercator",GEOGCS["GCS_IRENET95",DATUM["D_IRENET95",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],UNIT["Meter",1]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.5 +lon_0=-8 +k=0.99982 +x_0=600000 +y_0=750000 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:2157","+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.5 +lon_0=-8 +k=0.99982 +x_0=600000 +y_0=750000 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs");

Definition: OGC GML

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         <epsg:show>true</epsg:show>
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   <gml:scope>Large and medium scale topographic mapping and engineering survey.</gml:scope>
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   <gml:cartesianCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::4400" />
</gml:ProjectedCRS>

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   <gml:domainOfValidity xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:area:EPSG::1305" />
   <gml:scope>Large and medium scale topographic mapping and engineering survey.</gml:scope>
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   <gml:baseGeodeticCRS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4173" />
   <gml:cartesianCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::4400" />
</gml:ProjectedCRS>

Definition: XML

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            </gml:Ellipsoid>
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      </gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
    </gml:GeographicCRS>
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      </gml:usesParameterValue>
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Definition: GeoServer

2157=PROJCS["IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator",GEOGCS["IRENET95",DATUM["IRENET95",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6173"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4173"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2157"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=53.5"
	"lon_0=-8"
	"k=0.99982"
	"x_0=600000"
	"y_0=750000"
	"ellps=GRS80"
	"towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
END

Definition: MapServer - Python

wkt = '''PROJCS["IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator",GEOGCS["IRENET95",DATUM["IRENET95",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6173"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4173"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2157"]]'''
m = mapObj('')
m.setWKTProjection(ref.ExportToWkt())
lyr = layerObj(m)
lyr.setWKTProjection(ref.ExportToWkt())

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.5 +lon_0=-8 +k=0.99982 +x_0=600000 +y_0=750000 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.5 +lon_0=-8 +k=0.99982 +x_0=600000 +y_0=750000 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: Mapnik - Python

proj4 = '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.5 +lon_0=-8 +k=0.99982 +x_0=600000 +y_0=750000 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs'
m = Map(256,256,proj4)
lyr = Layer('Name',proj4)

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 2157, 'EPSG', 2157, '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=53.5 +lon_0=-8 +k=0.99982 +x_0=600000 +y_0=750000 +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs ', 'PROJCS["IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator",GEOGCS["IRENET95",DATUM["IRENET95",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6173"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4173"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2157"]]');

Definition: OGC WKT

PROJCS["IRENET95 / Irish Transverse Mercator",GEOGCS["IRENET95",DATUM["IRENET95",SPHEROID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7019"]],TOWGS84[0,0,0,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6173"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4173"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",53.5],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-8],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.99982],PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],PARAMETER["false_northing",750000],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2157"]]

Definition: USGS

[9, 0, (0.0, 0.0, 0.99982, 0.0, -8000000.0, 53030000.0, 600000.0, 750000.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 8]