EPSG:3908 DEPRECATED

MGI 1901 / Balkans zone 6

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Available transformations
to EPSG:4326
EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

Selected transformation

Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter values from MGI 1901 to Slovenia 1996 (1) (code 3916). Assumes Slovenia 1996 and WGS 84 can be considered the same to within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2020-03-14

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: MGI 1901

Datum: MGI 1901

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2009-03-14

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Remarks: Introduced in 1924. In Croatia replaced by HTRS96 / Croatia TM (CRS code 3765).

Area of use: Bosnia and Herzegovina - between 16°30'E and 19°30'E; Croatia - onshore east of 16°30'E; Montenegro - onshore west of 19°30'E; Serbia - west of 19°30'E.

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

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Center coordinates
6267601.22 5115887.72

Projected bounds:
6138161.06 5031304.78
6393778.83 5203010.57

WGS84 bounds:
13.38 45.42
16.61 46.88

Slovenia - onshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI 1901 / Balkans zone 6",
    GEOGCS["MGI 1901",
        DATUM["MGI_1901",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[409.545,72.164,486.872,-3.085957,-5.46911,11.020289,17.919665]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","3906"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",18],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9999],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",6500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3908"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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            BASEGEOGCRS["MGI 1901",
                DATUM["MGI 1901",
                    ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
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                ID["EPSG",3906]],
            CONVERSION["Balkans zone 6",
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                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
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                PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",18,
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                PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9999,
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                PARAMETER["False easting",6500000,
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                AXIS["easting (Y)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
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                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"],
                MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"],
                ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563,
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                ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
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                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["World."],
                BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]],
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    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84",
        METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)",
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",72.164,
            ID["EPSG",8606]],
        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",486.872,
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        PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",-3.085957,
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",-5.46911,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",11.020289,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.000017919665,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI_1901_Balkans_6_NE_deprecated",
    GEOGCS["GCS_MGI_1901",
        DATUM["D_MGI_1901",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",6500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",18.0],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999],
    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
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=18"
	"k=0.9999"
	"x_0=6500000"
	"y_0=0"
	"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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