EPSG:3908 DEPRECATED

MGI 1901 / Balkans zone 6

Available transformations
to EPSG:8685

Selected transformation

Method: NTv2

Grid Files: MGI1901_TO_SRBETRS89_NTv2.gsb

Remarks:

Information source: Republic Geodetic Authority, Serbia; www.rgz.gov.rs

Revision date: 2020-11-17

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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Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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        PROJCRS["MGI 1901 / Balkans zone 6",
            BASEGEOGCRS["MGI 1901",
                DATUM["MGI 1901",
                    ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
                        LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
                PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                ID["EPSG",3906]],
            CONVERSION["Balkans zone 6",
                METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
                    ID["EPSG",9807]],
                PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8801]],
                PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",18,
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
                    ID["EPSG",8802]],
                PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",0.9999,
                    SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8805]],
                PARAMETER["False easting",6500000,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8806]],
                PARAMETER["False northing",0,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
                    ID["EPSG",8807]]],
            CS[Cartesian,2],
                AXIS["northing (X)",north,
                    ORDER[1],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
                AXIS["easting (Y)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
                AREA["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."],
                BBOX[41.79,16.5,46.55,19.51]],
            ID["EPSG",3908]]],
    TARGETCRS[
        GEOGCRS["SRB_ETRS89",
            DATUM["Serbian Spatial Reference System 2000",
                ELLIPSOID["GRS 1980",6378137,298.257222101,
                    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
                ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
                AXIS["geodetic latitude (Lat)",north,
                    ORDER[1],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
                SCOPE["Horizontal component of 3D system."],
                AREA["Serbia including Vojvodina."],
                BBOX[42.23,18.81,46.19,23.01]],
            ID["EPSG",8685]]],
    ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["MGI 1901 to SRB-ETRS89 (9)",
        METHOD["NTv2",
            ID["EPSG",9615]],
        PARAMETERFILE["Latitude and longitude difference file","MGI1901_TO_SRBETRS89_NTv2.gsb"],
        USAGE[
            SCOPE["Geodesy, cadastre."],
            AREA["Serbia including Vojvodina."],
            BBOX[42.23,18.81,46.19,23.01]],
        ID["EPSG",9496]]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=18 +k=0.9999 +x_0=6500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js)

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Definition: JSON

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                        "unit": "degree"
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                        "abbreviation": "Lon",
                        "direction": "east",
                        "unit": "degree"
                    }
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                "code": 3906
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        },
        "conversion": {
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            "method": {
                "name": "Transverse Mercator",
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                }
            },
            "parameters": [
                {
                    "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                    "value": 0,
                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
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                        "code": 8801
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
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                    "unit": "degree",
                    "id": {
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                },
                {
                    "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
                    "value": 0.9999,
                    "unit": "unity",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8805
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "False easting",
                    "value": 6500000,
                    "unit": "metre",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8806
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "False northing",
                    "value": 0,
                    "unit": "metre",
                    "id": {
                        "authority": "EPSG",
                        "code": 8807
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
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            "axis": [
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                    "name": "Northing",
                    "abbreviation": "X",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "metre"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Easting",
                    "abbreviation": "Y",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "metre"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 3908
        }
    },
    "target_crs": {
        "type": "GeographicCRS",
        "name": "SRB_ETRS89",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Serbian Spatial Reference System 2000",
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            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
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                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 8685
        }
    },
    "transformation": {
        "name": "MGI 1901 to SRB-ETRS89 (9)",
        "method": {
            "name": "NTv2",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9615
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude and longitude difference file",
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                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8656
                }
            }
        ],
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 9496
        }
    }
}

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=18"
	"k=0.9999"
	"x_0=6500000"
	"y_0=0"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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