EPSG:31255

MGI / Austria GK Central

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Available transformations
to EPSG:4258
EPSG:4258 - ETRS89

Selected transformation

Method: Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: May be taken as approximate transformation MGI to WGS 84 - see code 1621.

Information source: Drzavna Geodetska Uprava via EuroGeographics; http://crs.bkg.bund.de/crs-eu/

Revision date: 2001-06-05

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: MGI

Datum: Militar-Geographische Institut

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Bundesamt fur Eich- und Vermessungswesen (BEV); Wien. www.bev.gv.at

Revision date: 2011-02-25

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Used as default CRS for digital data distribution through the BEV Geoportal. See CRS code 31252 for equivalent CRS referenced to Ferro meridian.

Area of use: Austria between 11°50'E and 14°50'E of Greenwich (29°30'E and 32°30'E of Ferro).

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

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Center coordinates
231178.62 -113726.1

Projected bounds:
-27419.32 -391051.11
508585.76 173731.24

WGS84 bounds:
13.0 41.62
19.43 46.54

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI / Austria GK Central",
    GEOGCS["MGI",
        DATUM["Militar-Geographische_Institut",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[551.7,162.9,467.9,6.04,1.96,-11.38,-4.82]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4312"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",13.3333333333333],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",-5000000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","31255"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",1.96,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-11.38,
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        PARAMETER["Scale difference",0.99999518,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI_Austria_GK_Central",
    GEOGCS["GCS_MGI",
        DATUM["D_MGI",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",-5000000.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",13.3333333333333],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    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
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	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=13.3333333333333"
	"k=1"
	"x_0=0"
	"y_0=-5000000"
	"ellps=bessel"
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	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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