EPSG:2218

Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 5 east

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  • Greenland - Scoresbysund area onshore. , accuracy 1.0 m, code 1799 (default) [7]

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Information source: Kort og Matrikelstyrelsen, Copenhagen.

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: Scoresbysund 1952

Datum: Scoresbysund 1952

Ellipsoid: International 1924

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, Copenhagen.

Revision date: 2012-02-13

Scope: Topographic mapping.

Remarks: Historically also found with coordinate system axis abbreviations N/E (CS code 4501); second axis has abbreviation E but is positive to the west.

Area of use: Greenland - east coast onshore - between 69°N and 72°N.

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

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 5 east",
    GEOGCS["Scoresbysund 1952",
        DATUM["Scoresbysund_1952",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[105,326,-102.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4195"]],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",70.5],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-24],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],
    PARAMETER["False easting",0],
    PARAMETER["False northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2218"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 5 east",
    BASEGEOGCRS["Scoresbysund 1952",
        DATUM["Scoresbysund 1952",
            ELLIPSOID["International 1924",6378388,297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4195]],
    CONVERSION["Greenland zone 5 east",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",
            ID["EPSG",9826]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",70.5,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-24,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["westing (X)",west,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Topographic mapping."],
        AREA["Greenland - east coast onshore - between 69°N and 72°N."],
        BBOX[69,-29.69,72,-21.32]],
    ID["EPSG",2218]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["Scoresbysund_1952_Greenland_zone_5_east",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Scoresbysund_1952",
        DATUM["D_Scoresbysund_1952",
            SPHEROID["International_1924",6378388.0,297.0]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",70.5],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-24.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1.0],
    PARAMETER["False easting",0.0],
    PARAMETER["False northing",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
    "name": "Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 5 east",
    "base_crs": {
        "name": "Scoresbysund 1952",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Scoresbysund 1952",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "International 1924",
                "semi_major_axis": 6378388,
                "inverse_flattening": 297
            }
        },
        "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": 4195
        }
    },
    "conversion": {
        "name": "Greenland zone 5 east",
        "method": {
            "name": "Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9826
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                "value": 70.5,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8801
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
                "value": -24,
                "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": 0,
                "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": "Y",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Westing",
                "abbreviation": "X",
                "direction": "west",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Greenland - east coast onshore - between 69°N and 72°N.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 69,
        "west_longitude": -29.69,
        "north_latitude": 72,
        "east_longitude": -21.32
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 2218
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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