EPSG:5520

DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1

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EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

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Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter values from DHDN to ETRS89 (1) (code 1309) assuming that ETRS89 is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation. Replaced by DHDN to WGS 84 (2) (tfm code 1777).

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: DHDN

Datum: Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Geological Survey of Lower Saxony via Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG).

Revision date: 2012-01-21

Scope: Geological analysis.

Remarks: See CRS code 5680 for variant with axes order reversed to easting before northing for use in GIS applications.

Area of use: Germany - offshore North Sea west of 4°30'E.

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

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Center coordinates
1978585.21 5693992.94

Projected bounds:
1682430.91 5240773.02
2319712.95 6160631.12

WGS84 bounds:
5.86 47.27
13.84 55.09

Germany - states of former West Germany onshore - Baden-Wurtemberg, Bayern, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Schleswig-Holstein.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1",
    GEOGCS["DHDN",
        DATUM["Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4314"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",3],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",1500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","5520"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1",
    BASEGEOGCRS["DHDN",
        DATUM["Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4314]],
    CONVERSION["3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",3,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",1500000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["northing (X)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["easting (Y)",east,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Geological analysis."],
        AREA["Germany - offshore North Sea west of 4°30'E."],
        BBOX[55.24,3.34,55.92,4.5]],
    ID["EPSG",5520]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["DHDN_3_Degree_Gauss_Zone_1",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",
        DATUM["D_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",1500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",3.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=3 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:5520","+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=3 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
    "name": "DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1",
    "base_crs": {
        "name": "DHDN",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            "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"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4314
        }
    },
    "conversion": {
        "name": "3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1",
        "method": {
            "name": "Transverse Mercator",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9807
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8801
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
                "value": 3,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8802
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
                "value": 1,
                "unit": "unity",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8805
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False easting",
                "value": 1500000,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8806
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False northing",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8807
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "Cartesian",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Northing",
                "abbreviation": "X",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Easting",
                "abbreviation": "Y",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geological analysis.",
    "area": "Germany - offshore North Sea west of 4°30'E.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 55.24,
        "west_longitude": 3.34,
        "north_latitude": 55.92,
        "east_longitude": 4.5
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 5520
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=3"
	"k=1"
	"x_0=1500000"
	"y_0=0"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Map srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=3 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	<Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=3 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 5520, 'EPSG', 5520, '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=3 +k=1 +x_0=1500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 1",GEOGCS["DHDN",DATUM["Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[582,105,414,-1.04,-0.35,3.08,8.3]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4314"]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",3],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",1500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","5520"]]');