EPSG:21781

CH1903 / LV03 -- Swiss CH1903 / LV03

Available transformations
to EPSG:4258

Selected transformation

Method: Geocentric translations (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter values from CH1903+ to ETRS89 (tfm code 1647). In EPSG db v5.2 to v8.9 given to 1dm; the difference in output of cms is considered by swisstopo to be insignificant given the tfm accuracy. Superseded by CH1903 to ETRS89 (2) (tfm code 7674).

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: 2021-07-16

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: CH1903

Datum: CH1903

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

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

Revision date: 2015-11-25

Scope: Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping (large and medium scale).

Remarks: Replaces LV03C (CRS code 21780) in Switzerland, but used only occasionally in Liechtenstein. Replaced by CH1903+ / LV95 (CRS code 2056).

Area of use: Liechtenstein; Switzerland.

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

Center coordinates
660013.54 185171.98

Projected bounds:
485071.58 74261.72
837119.8 299941.79

WGS84 bounds:
5.96 45.82
10.49 47.81

Liechtenstein; Switzerland.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["CH1903 / LV03",
    GEOGCS["CH1903",
        DATUM["CH1903",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[674.374,15.056,405.346,0,0,0,0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4149"]],
    PROJECTION["Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_center",46.9524055555556],
    PARAMETER["longitude_of_center",7.43958333333333],
    PARAMETER["azimuth",90],
    PARAMETER["rectified_grid_angle",90],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",600000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",200000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","21781"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                    ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["CH1903_LV03",
    GEOGCS["GCS_CH1903",
        DATUM["D_CH1903",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
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    PARAMETER["False_Easting",600000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",200000.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],
    PARAMETER["Azimuth",90.0],
    PARAMETER["Longitude_Of_Center",7.43958333333333],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Center",46.9524055555556],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

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Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=somerc"
	"lat_0=46.9524055555556"
	"lon_0=7.43958333333333"
	"k_0=1"
	"x_0=600000"
	"y_0=200000"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=674.374,15.056,405.346,0,0,0,0"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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