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EPSG:4149

CH1903

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Center coordinates
8.22606853 46.81630009

WGS84 bounds:
5.96 45.82
10.49 47.81

Liechtenstein; Switzerland.

Available transformations:

Liechtenstein; Switzerland., accuracy 1.0 m, code 1753 [7]
Liechtenstein; Switzerland. , accuracy 1.5 m, code 1766 (default) [3]
Liechtenstein; Switzerland., accuracy 1.5 m, code 7788 [grid]

Show deprecated transformations

Liechtenstein; Switzerland., accuracy m, code 1508 (deprecated) [7]

Liechtenstein; Switzerland., accuracy m, code 1510 (deprecated) [3]

Selected transformation

Liechtenstein; Switzerland.

code 1766

Accuracy 1.5 m (default)
3 parameters

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameters values from CH1903 to ETRS89 (1) (tfm code 1646) assuming ETRS89 and WGS 84 can be considered the same to within the accuracy of the transformation. Replaces CH1903 to WGS 84 (1) (code 1753). Replaced by CH1903 to WGS 84 (3) (code 7788).

Information source: Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo; www.swisstopo.ch. Aufbau der Landesvermessung der Schweiz 'LV95' Teil 3: Terrestrische Bezugssysteme und Bezugsrahmen. L+T 1999. Also at Eurogeographics http://www.crs-geo.eu/ to 1dp precision.

Revision date: 2017-10-16

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: CH1903

Datum: CH1903

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: OGP

Information source: Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo; www.swisstopo.ch

Revision date: 2015-11-25

Scope: Geodetic survey.

Remarks: Replaced by CH1903+.

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Area of use: Liechtenstein; Switzerland.

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

Definition: Well Known Text (WKT)

GEOGCS["CH1903",
    DATUM["CH1903",
        SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],
        TOWGS84[674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6149"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]]

GEOGCS["CH1903",
    DATUM["CH1903",
        SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],
        TOWGS84[674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","6149"]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]]

Definition: ESRI WKT

GEOGCS["CH1903",DATUM["D_CH1903",SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0],UNIT["Degree",0.017453292519943295]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 +no_defs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

proj4.defs("EPSG:4149","+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 +no_defs");

Definition: OGC GML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gml:GeodeticCRS xmlns:epsg="urn:x-ogp:spec:schema-xsd:EPSG:1.0:dataset" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" gml:id="iogp-crs-4149">
  <gml:metaDataProperty>
    <epsg:CommonMetaData>
      <epsg:type>geographic 2D</epsg:type>
      <epsg:informationSource>Bundesamt fÃ¼r Landestopografie swisstopo; www.swisstopo.ch</epsg:informationSource>
      <epsg:revisionDate>2015-11-25</epsg:revisionDate>
      <epsg:changes>
        <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2003.370" />
        <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2015.060" />
      </epsg:changes>
      <epsg:show>true</epsg:show>
      <epsg:isDeprecated>false</epsg:isDeprecated>
    </epsg:CommonMetaData>
  </gml:metaDataProperty>
  <gml:identifier codeSpace="IOGP">urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4149</gml:identifier>
  <gml:name>CH1903</gml:name>
  <gml:remarks>Replaced by CH1903+.</gml:remarks>
  <gml:domainOfValidity xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:area:EPSG::1286" />
  <gml:scope>Geodetic survey.</gml:scope>
  <gml:ellipsoidalCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::6422" />
  <gml:geodeticDatum xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::6149" />
</gml:GeodeticCRS>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gml:GeodeticCRS xmlns:epsg="urn:x-ogp:spec:schema-xsd:EPSG:1.0:dataset" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" gml:id="iogp-crs-4149">
  <gml:metaDataProperty>
    <epsg:CommonMetaData>
      <epsg:type>geographic 2D</epsg:type>
      <epsg:informationSource>Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo; www.swisstopo.ch</epsg:informationSource>
      <epsg:revisionDate>2015-11-25</epsg:revisionDate>
      <epsg:changes>
        <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2003.370" />
        <epsg:changeID xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:change-request:EPSG::2015.060" />
      </epsg:changes>
      <epsg:show>true</epsg:show>
      <epsg:isDeprecated>false</epsg:isDeprecated>
    </epsg:CommonMetaData>
  </gml:metaDataProperty>
  <gml:identifier codeSpace="IOGP">urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4149</gml:identifier>
  <gml:name>CH1903</gml:name>
  <gml:remarks>Replaced by CH1903+.</gml:remarks>
  <gml:domainOfValidity xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:area:EPSG::1286" />
  <gml:scope>Geodetic survey.</gml:scope>
  <gml:ellipsoidalCS xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::6422" />
  <gml:geodeticDatum xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::6149" />
</gml:GeodeticCRS>

Definition: XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gml:GeographicCRS gml:id="ogrcrs100032" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2">
  <gml:srsName>CH1903</gml:srsName>
  <gml:srsID>
    <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::">4149</gml:name>
  </gml:srsID>
  <gml:usesEllipsoidalCS>
    <gml:EllipsoidalCS gml:id="ogrcrs100033">
      <gml:csName>ellipsoidal</gml:csName>
      <gml:csID>
        <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::">6402</gml:name>
      </gml:csID>
      <gml:usesAxis>
        <gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs100034" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">
          <gml:name>Geodetic latitude</gml:name>
          <gml:axisID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9901</gml:name>
          </gml:axisID>
          <gml:axisAbbrev>Lat</gml:axisAbbrev>
          <gml:axisDirection>north</gml:axisDirection>
        </gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
      </gml:usesAxis>
      <gml:usesAxis>
        <gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs100035" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">
          <gml:name>Geodetic longitude</gml:name>
          <gml:axisID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9902</gml:name>
          </gml:axisID>
          <gml:axisAbbrev>Lon</gml:axisAbbrev>
          <gml:axisDirection>east</gml:axisDirection>
        </gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
      </gml:usesAxis>
    </gml:EllipsoidalCS>
  </gml:usesEllipsoidalCS>
  <gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
    <gml:GeodeticDatum gml:id="ogrcrs100036">
      <gml:datumName>CH1903</gml:datumName>
      <gml:datumID>
        <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::">6149</gml:name>
      </gml:datumID>
      <gml:usesPrimeMeridian>
        <gml:PrimeMeridian gml:id="ogrcrs100037">
          <gml:meridianName>Greenwich</gml:meridianName>
          <gml:meridianID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:meridian:EPSG::">8901</gml:name>
          </gml:meridianID>
          <gml:greenwichLongitude>
            <gml:angle gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">0</gml:angle>
          </gml:greenwichLongitude>
        </gml:PrimeMeridian>
      </gml:usesPrimeMeridian>
      <gml:usesEllipsoid>
        <gml:Ellipsoid gml:id="ogrcrs100038">
          <gml:ellipsoidName>Bessel 1841</gml:ellipsoidName>
          <gml:ellipsoidID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::">7004</gml:name>
          </gml:ellipsoidID>
          <gml:semiMajorAxis gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001">6377397.155</gml:semiMajorAxis>
          <gml:secondDefiningParameter>
            <gml:inverseFlattening gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9201">299.1528128</gml:inverseFlattening>
          </gml:secondDefiningParameter>
        </gml:Ellipsoid>
      </gml:usesEllipsoid>
    </gml:GeodeticDatum>
  </gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
</gml:GeographicCRS>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <gml:GeographicCRS gml:id="ogrcrs100032" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2">
  <gml:srsName>CH1903</gml:srsName>
  <gml:srsID>
    <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::">4149</gml:name>
  </gml:srsID>
  <gml:usesEllipsoidalCS>
    <gml:EllipsoidalCS gml:id="ogrcrs100033">
      <gml:csName>ellipsoidal</gml:csName>
      <gml:csID>
        <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:cs:EPSG::">6402</gml:name>
      </gml:csID>
      <gml:usesAxis>
        <gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs100034" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">
          <gml:name>Geodetic latitude</gml:name>
          <gml:axisID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9901</gml:name>
          </gml:axisID>
          <gml:axisAbbrev>Lat</gml:axisAbbrev>
          <gml:axisDirection>north</gml:axisDirection>
        </gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
      </gml:usesAxis>
      <gml:usesAxis>
        <gml:CoordinateSystemAxis gml:id="ogrcrs100035" gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">
          <gml:name>Geodetic longitude</gml:name>
          <gml:axisID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::">9902</gml:name>
          </gml:axisID>
          <gml:axisAbbrev>Lon</gml:axisAbbrev>
          <gml:axisDirection>east</gml:axisDirection>
        </gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>
      </gml:usesAxis>
    </gml:EllipsoidalCS>
  </gml:usesEllipsoidalCS>
  <gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
    <gml:GeodeticDatum gml:id="ogrcrs100036">
      <gml:datumName>CH1903</gml:datumName>
      <gml:datumID>
        <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:datum:EPSG::">6149</gml:name>
      </gml:datumID>
      <gml:usesPrimeMeridian>
        <gml:PrimeMeridian gml:id="ogrcrs100037">
          <gml:meridianName>Greenwich</gml:meridianName>
          <gml:meridianID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:meridian:EPSG::">8901</gml:name>
          </gml:meridianID>
          <gml:greenwichLongitude>
            <gml:angle gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9102">0</gml:angle>
          </gml:greenwichLongitude>
        </gml:PrimeMeridian>
      </gml:usesPrimeMeridian>
      <gml:usesEllipsoid>
        <gml:Ellipsoid gml:id="ogrcrs100038">
          <gml:ellipsoidName>Bessel 1841</gml:ellipsoidName>
          <gml:ellipsoidID>
            <gml:name gml:codeSpace="urn:ogc:def:ellipsoid:EPSG::">7004</gml:name>
          </gml:ellipsoidID>
          <gml:semiMajorAxis gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001">6377397.155</gml:semiMajorAxis>
          <gml:secondDefiningParameter>
            <gml:inverseFlattening gml:uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9201">299.1528128</gml:inverseFlattening>
          </gml:secondDefiningParameter>
        </gml:Ellipsoid>
      </gml:usesEllipsoid>
    </gml:GeodeticDatum>
  </gml:usesGeodeticDatum>
</gml:GeographicCRS>

Definition: GeoServer

4149=GEOGCS["CH1903",DATUM["CH1903",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],TOWGS84[674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6149"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0"
	"no_defs"
END

Definition: MapServer - Python

wkt = '''GEOGCS["CH1903",DATUM["CH1903",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],TOWGS84[674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6149"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]]'''
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=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 +no_defs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 +no_defs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: Mapnik - Python

proj4 = '+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 +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 ( 4149, 'EPSG', 4149, '+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0 +no_defs ', 'GEOGCS["CH1903",DATUM["CH1903",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],TOWGS84[674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6149"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]]');

Definition: OGC WKT

GEOGCS["CH1903",DATUM["CH1903",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,AUTHORITY["EPSG","7004"]],TOWGS84[674.4,15.1,405.3,0,0,0,0],AUTHORITY["EPSG","6149"]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]]

Coordinates using this geodetic coordinate system:

EPSG:21781 CH1903 / LV03 (map)
EPSG:21782 CH1903 / LV03C-G (map)