EPSG:31256

MGI / Austria GK East

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Method: Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Same transformation parameters used for MGI to ETRS89 (1) (code 1619).

Information source: Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen via EuroGeographics http://crs.bkg.bund.de/crs-eu

Revision date: 2020-03-14

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 31253 for equivalent CRS referenced to Ferro meridian.

Area of use: Austria east of 14°50'E of Greenwich (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
-223781.45 290015.35

Projected bounds:
-523057.16 140067.34
64424.36 453726.64

WGS84 bounds:
9.53 46.4
17.17 49.02

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI / Austria GK East",
    GEOGCS["MGI",
        DATUM["Militar-Geographische_Institut",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            TOWGS84[577.326,90.129,463.919,5.137,1.474,5.297,2.4232]],
        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",16.3333333333333],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",0],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",-5000000],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","31256"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["MGI / Austria GK East",
    BASEGEOGCRS["MGI",
        DATUM["Militar-Geographische Institut",
            ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4312]],
    CONVERSION["Austria Gauss-Kruger East",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",16.3333333333333,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",-5000000,
            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["Austria east of 14°50'E of Greenwich (32°30'E of Ferro)."],
        BBOX[46.56,14.83,49.02,17.17]],
    ID["EPSG",31256]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI_Austria_GK_East",
    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",16.3333333333333],
    PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0],
    PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],
    UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=16.3333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=-5000000 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=577.326,90.129,463.919,5.137,1.474,5.297,2.4232 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:31256","+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=16.3333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=-5000000 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=577.326,90.129,463.919,5.137,1.474,5.297,2.4232 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "$schema": "https://proj.org/schemas/v0.7/projjson.schema.json",
    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
    "name": "MGI / Austria GK East",
    "base_crs": {
        "name": "MGI",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Militar-Geographische Institut",
            "ellipsoid": {
                "name": "Bessel 1841",
                "semi_major_axis": 6377397.155,
                "inverse_flattening": 299.1528128
            }
        },
        "coordinate_system": {
            "subtype": "ellipsoidal",
            "axis": [
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic latitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lat",
                    "direction": "north",
                    "unit": "degree"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Geodetic longitude",
                    "abbreviation": "Lon",
                    "direction": "east",
                    "unit": "degree"
                }
            ]
        },
        "id": {
            "authority": "EPSG",
            "code": 4312
        }
    },
    "conversion": {
        "name": "Austria Gauss-Kruger East",
        "method": {
            "name": "Transverse Mercator",
            "id": {
                "authority": "EPSG",
                "code": 9807
            }
        },
        "parameters": [
            {
                "name": "Latitude of natural origin",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8801
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Longitude of natural origin",
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                "unit": "degree",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8802
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "Scale factor at natural origin",
                "value": 1,
                "unit": "unity",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8805
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False easting",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8806
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False northing",
                "value": -5000000,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8807
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "Cartesian",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Northing",
                "abbreviation": "X",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Easting",
                "abbreviation": "Y",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Austria east of 14°50'E of Greenwich (32°30'E of Ferro).",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 46.56,
        "west_longitude": 14.83,
        "north_latitude": 49.02,
        "east_longitude": 17.17
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 31256
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=16.3333333333333"
	"k=1"
	"x_0=0"
	"y_0=-5000000"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=577.326,90.129,463.919,5.137,1.474,5.297,2.4232"
	"units=m"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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	<Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=16.3333333333333 +k=1 +x_0=0 +y_0=-5000000 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=577.326,90.129,463.919,5.137,1.474,5.297,2.4232 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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