EPSG:31462 DEPRECATED

DHDN / 3-degree Gauss zone 2

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Method: NTv2

Grid Files: BETA2007.gsb

Remarks: These parameter values are taken from DHDN to ETRS89 (8) (code 15948) as ETRS89 may be considered equivalent to WGS 84 within the accuracy of the transformation.

Information source: OGP

Revision date: 2021-09-23

Attributes

Unit: metre

Geodetic CRS: DHDN

Datum: Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Revision date: 2000-03-07

Scope: Engineering survey, topographic mapping.

Area of use: Germany - former West Germany onshore west of 7°30'E - states of Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland.

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

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Center coordinates
2811144.74 5681095.09

Projected bounds:
2489448.06 5236834.93
3183892.62 6144233.19

WGS84 bounds:
5.86 47.27
15.04 55.09

Germany - onshore - states of Baden-Wurtemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringen.
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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

PROJCS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss zone 2",
    GEOGCS["DHDN",
        DATUM["Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","BETA2007.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
            AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4314"]],
    PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",6],
    PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",2500000],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","31462"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

PROJCRS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss zone 2",
    BASEGEOGCRS["DHDN",
        DATUM["Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
        ID["EPSG",4314]],
    CONVERSION["3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 2",
        METHOD["Transverse Mercator",
            ID["EPSG",9807]],
        PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8801]],
        PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",6,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433],
            ID["EPSG",8802]],
        PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1],
            ID["EPSG",8805]],
        PARAMETER["False easting",2500000,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8806]],
        PARAMETER["False northing",0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1],
            ID["EPSG",8807]]],
    CS[Cartesian,2],
        AXIS["easting (X)",east,
            ORDER[1],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
        AXIS["northing (Y)",north,
            ORDER[2],
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]],
    USAGE[
        SCOPE["Engineering survey, topographic mapping."],
        AREA["Germany - former West Germany onshore west of 7°30'E - states of Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland."],
        BBOX[49.11,5.86,53.81,7.5]],
    ID["EPSG",31462]]

Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

PROJCS["DHDN_3_Degree_Gauss_Zone_2",
    GEOGCS["GCS_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",
        DATUM["D_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
            EXTENSION["PROJ4_GRIDS","BETA2007.gsb"]],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
        UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],
    PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"],
    PARAMETER["False_Easting",2500000.0],
    PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],
    PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",6.0],
    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=6 +k=1 +x_0=2500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +nadgrids=BETA2007.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

proj4.defs("EPSG:31462","+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=6 +k=1 +x_0=2500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +nadgrids=BETA2007.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

Definition: JSON

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    "type": "ProjectedCRS",
    "name": "DHDN / 3-degree Gauss zone 2",
    "base_crs": {
        "name": "DHDN",
        "datum": {
            "type": "GeodeticReferenceFrame",
            "name": "Deutsches Hauptdreiecksnetz",
            "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": 4314
        }
    },
    "conversion": {
        "name": "3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 2",
        "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",
                "value": 6,
                "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": 2500000,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8806
                }
            },
            {
                "name": "False northing",
                "value": 0,
                "unit": "metre",
                "id": {
                    "authority": "EPSG",
                    "code": 8807
                }
            }
        ]
    },
    "coordinate_system": {
        "subtype": "Cartesian",
        "axis": [
            {
                "name": "Easting",
                "abbreviation": "X",
                "direction": "east",
                "unit": "metre"
            },
            {
                "name": "Northing",
                "abbreviation": "Y",
                "direction": "north",
                "unit": "metre"
            }
        ]
    },
    "scope": "Engineering survey, topographic mapping.",
    "area": "Germany - former West Germany onshore west of 7°30'E - states of Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland.",
    "bbox": {
        "south_latitude": 49.11,
        "west_longitude": 5.86,
        "north_latitude": 53.81,
        "east_longitude": 7.5
    },
    "id": {
        "authority": "EPSG",
        "code": 31462
    }
}

Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
	"proj=tmerc"
	"lat_0=0"
	"lon_0=6"
	"k=1"
	"x_0=2500000"
	"y_0=0"
	"ellps=bessel"
	"nadgrids=BETA2007.gsb"
	"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=6 +k=1 +x_0=2500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +nadgrids=BETA2007.gsb +units=m +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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