Geodetic CRS: CH1903
Datum: CH1903
Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841
Prime meridian: Greenwich
Data source: EPSG
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 1 decimal place precision.
Revision date: 2026-07-21
Scope: Parameter values from CH1903+ to ETRS89 (tfm code 1647) and are used as an approximation from CH1903 with a lesser accuracy of 1.5m which equates to the magnitude of distortions in the CH1903 network.
Remarks: Parameter values from CH1903+ to ETRS89-CHE [CHTRS95] (CT code 1509). Application of these parameters to CH1903 ignores the scale distortions in the CH1903 network, hence low accuracy. This transformation is also given as CH1903 to ensemble-based ETRS89 (code 1646).
Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)
Area of use: Liechtenstein; Switzerland.
Description: (0,)
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
COORDINATEOPERATION["CH1903 to ETRS89-CHE [CHTRS95] (2)", VERSION["BfL-Che"], SOURCECRS[ GEOGCRS["CH1903", DATUM["CH1903", 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]], ID["EPSG",4149]]], TARGETCRS[ GEOGCRS["ETRS89-CHE [CHTRS95]", DATUM["Swiss Terrestrial Reference System 1995", ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ANCHOREPOCH[1993]], 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]], ID["EPSG",4151]]], METHOD["Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)", ID["EPSG",9603]], PARAMETER["X-axis translation",674.374, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8605]], PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",15.056, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8606]], PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",405.346, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1], ID["EPSG",8607]], OPERATIONACCURACY[1.5], USAGE[ SCOPE["Parameter values from CH1903+ to ETRS89 (tfm code 1647) and are used as an approximation from CH1903 with a lesser accuracy of 1.5m which equates to the magnitude of distortions in the CH1903 network."], AREA["Liechtenstein; Switzerland."], BBOX[45.81,5.95,47.81,10.5]], ID["EPSG",11782], REMARK["Parameter values from CH1903+ to ETRS89-CHE [CHTRS95] (CT code 1509). Application of these parameters to CH1903 ignores the scale distortions in the CH1903 network, hence low accuracy. This transformation is also given as CH1903 to ensemble-based ETRS89 (code 1646)."]]
Definition: PROJ.4
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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)
proj4.defs("EPSG:11782","+proj=pipeline +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=deg +xy_out=rad +step +proj=push +v_3 +step +proj=cart +ellps=bessel +step +proj=helmert +x=674.374 +y=15.056 +z=405.346 +step +inv +proj=cart +ellps=GRS80 +step +proj=pop +v_3 +step +proj=unitconvert +xy_in=rad +xy_out=deg +step +proj=axisswap +order=2,1");
Definition: JSON
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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile
PROJECTION "proj=pipeline" "step" "proj=axisswap" "order=2,1" "step" "proj=unitconvert" "xy_in=deg" "xy_out=rad" "step" "proj=push" "v_3" "step" "proj=cart" "ellps=bessel" "step" "proj=helmert" "x=674.374" "y=15.056" "z=405.346" "step" "inv" "proj=cart" "ellps=GRS80" "step" "proj=pop" "v_3" "step" "proj=unitconvert" "xy_in=rad" "xy_out=deg" "step" "proj=axisswap" "order=2,1" END
Definition: Mapnik
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Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
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