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Name: MGI (Ferro) to MGI 1901 (1)
Method: Longitude rotation
Remarks: Uses Albrecht 1902 value. See tfm code 3895 for longitude rotation applied in Austria.
Information source: Gabor Timar (2007): The Ferro prime meridian. Geodezia es Kartografia vol 59 issue 12 pages 3-7.
Revision date: 2009-05-11
Unit: metre
Geodetic CRS: MGI (Ferro)
Datum: Militar-Geographische Institut (Ferro)
Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841
Prime meridian: Ferro
Data source: EPSG
Information source: Bundesamt fur Eich- und Vermessungswesen; Wien
Revision date: 2020-01-16
Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.
Remarks: Also known as Bundesmeldenetz. For equivalent using Greenwich meridian see MGI / Austria M28 (code 31284). For cadastral survey see MGI (Ferro) / Austria West Zone (alias Gebrauchsnetz M28) (EPSG code 31281).
Area of use: Austria west of 11°50'E of Greenwich (29°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
783279.81 4888590.11
Projected bounds:
382252.06 4527903.69
1222734.22 5272381.97
WGS84 bounds:
13.38 40.85
23.04 46.88
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
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Definition: JSON
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Definition: Mapnik
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