EPSG:4179

Pulkovo 1942(58)

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Method: Coordinate Frame rotation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter values taken from Pulkovo 1942(58) to ETRS89 (4) (code 15994) assuming that ETRS89 is equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2021-09-23

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: Pulkovo 1942(58)

Datum: Pulkovo 1942(58)

Ellipsoid: Krassowsky 1940

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: EuroGeographics; http://crs.bkg.bund.de/crs-eu/ and other industry sources.

Revision date: 2008-09-24

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Shares same origin definition as Pulkovo 1942 (CRS code 4284) and for low accuracy purposes these systems can be considered consistent with each other. Locally densified during 1957 and 1958. Replaced by 1983 adjustment (CRS code 4178).

Area of use: Onshore: Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany (former DDR), Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Onshore and offshore: Albania and Romania.

Coordinate system: Ellipsoidal 2D CS. Axes: latitude, longitude. Orientations: north, east. UoM: degree

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Center coordinates
25.84 45.86

WGS84 bounds:
20.26 43.44
31.41 48.27

Romania - onshore and offshore.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["Pulkovo 1942(58)",
    DATUM["Pulkovo_1942_58",
        SPHEROID["Krassowsky 1940",6378245,298.3],
        TOWGS84[2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","4179"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

GEOGCRS["Pulkovo 1942(58)",
    DATUM["Pulkovo 1942(58)",
        ELLIPSOID["Krassowsky 1940",6378245,298.3,
            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["Geodesy."],
        AREA["Onshore: Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany (former DDR), Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Onshore and offshore: Albania and Romania."],
        BBOX[39.63,9.92,54.89,31.41]],
    ID["EPSG",4179]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_Pulkovo_1942_Adj_1958",
    DATUM["D_Pulkovo_1942_Adj_1958",
        SPHEROID["Krasovsky_1940",6378245.0,298.3]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=krass +towgs84=2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:4179","+proj=longlat +ellps=krass +towgs84=2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69 +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "GeographicCRS",
    "name": "Pulkovo 1942(58)",
    "datum": {
        "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
        "name": "Pulkovo 1942(58)",
        "ellipsoid": {
            "name": "Krassowsky 1940",
            "semi_major_axis": 6378245,
            "inverse_flattening": 298.3
        }
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lat",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "degree"
            },
            {
                "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                "abbreviation": "Lon",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "degree"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Geodesy.",
    "area": "Onshore: Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany (former DDR), Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Onshore and offshore: Albania and Romania.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 39.63,
        "west_longitude": 9.92,
        "north_latitude": 54.89,
        "east_longitude": 31.41
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 4179
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

4179=GEOGCS["Pulkovo 1942(58)",DATUM["Pulkovo_1942_58",SPHEROID["Krassowsky 1940",6378245,298.3],TOWGS84[2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4179"]]

Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=longlat"
	"ellps=krass"
	"towgs84=2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=krass +towgs84=2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 4179, 'EPSG', 4179, '+proj=longlat +ellps=krass +towgs84=2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69 +no_defs +type=crs', 'GEOGCS["Pulkovo 1942(58)",DATUM["Pulkovo_1942_58",SPHEROID["Krassowsky 1940",6378245,298.3],TOWGS84[2.329,-147.042,-92.08,0.309,-0.325,-0.497,5.69]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4179"]]');