EPSG:3906

MGI 1901

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Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Accuracy estimate not available from information source but established empirically by OGP.

Information source: U.S. National Imagery and Mapping Agency TR8350.2 revision of October 1997; http://earth-info.nga.mil/GandG/

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: MGI 1901

Datum: MGI 1901

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Various industry sources.

Revision date: 2018-08-29

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Adopted in 1924 replacing MGI (Ferro) (CRS code 4805). Densified in 1948. In Slovenia replaced by D96 (CRS code 4765). In Croatia replaced by HTRS96 (CRS code 4761). In Serbia replaced by SREF98 and then by SRB_ETRS89 (STRS00) (CRS codes 4075 and 8691).

Area of use: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia - onshore; Kosovo; Montenegro - onshore; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia - onshore.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
18.22 43.86

WGS84 bounds:
13.38 40.85
23.04 46.88

Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia - onshore; Kosovo; Montenegro - onshore; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["MGI 1901",
    DATUM["MGI_1901",
        SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
        TOWGS84[682,-203,480,0,0,0,0]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3906"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["MGI 1901",
    DATUM["MGI 1901",
        ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    CS[ellipsoidal,2],
        AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia - onshore; Kosovo; Montenegro - onshore; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia - onshore."],
        BBOX[40.85,13.38,46.88,23.04]],
    ID["EPSG",3906]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_MGI_1901",
    DATUM["D_MGI_1901",
        SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=682,-203,480,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:3906","+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=682,-203,480,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

{
    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "MGI 1901",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "MGI 1901",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Bessel 1841",
            "semi_major_axis": 6377397.155,
            "inverse_flattening": 299.1528128
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia - onshore; Kosovo; Montenegro - onshore; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia - onshore.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 40.85,
        "west_longitude": 13.38,
        "north_latitude": 46.88,
        "east_longitude": 23.04
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 3906
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

3906=GEOGCS["MGI 1901",DATUM["MGI_1901",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[682,-203,480,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3906"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=682,-203,480,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=682,-203,480,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=682,-203,480,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 3906, 'EPSG', 3906, '+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=682,-203,480,0,0,0,0 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["MGI 1901",DATUM["MGI_1901",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[682,-203,480,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","3906"]]');