EPSG:31279 DEPRECATED

MGI / Balkans zone 8

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

Selected transformation

Method: Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Parameter values from MGI to ETRS89 (3) (code 1785). Assumes ETRS89 and WGS 84 can be considered the same to within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2001-11-06

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: MGI

Datum: Militar-Geographische Institut

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2001-08-28

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Area of use: North Macedonia - east of 22°30'E; Serbia - east of 22°30'E.

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

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Center coordinates
7804979.59 5151288.93

Projected bounds:
7669419.05 5057228.52
7937303.99 5247891.23

WGS84 bounds:
13.38 45.42
16.61 46.88

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

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        DATUM["Militar-Geographische_Institut",
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        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
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    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",24],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9999],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",8500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","31279"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["MGI_Balkans_8",
    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",8500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",24.0],
    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=24"
	"k=0.9999"
	"x_0=8500000"
	"y_0=0"
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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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