Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)
Derived at 21 points of the German GPS Network DREF.
Institute for Cartography and Geodesy; Leipzig via EuroGeographics; http://crs.bkg.bund.de/crs-eu/
2020-03-14
metre
EPSG
Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie via EuroGeographics; http://crs.bkg.bund.de/crs-eu/
2012-01-21
Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping.
Zone width 3 degrees. Also used offshore by State Geological Surveys. Not used offshore in oil industry. See CRS code 5678 for variant with axes order reversed to easting before northing for use in GIS applications.
Cartesian 2D CS. Axes: northing, easting (X,Y). Orientations: north, east. UoM: m.
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4130752.42 5799700.85
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6.58 52.33
11.59 55.09
Definition: OGC Well Known Text
PROJCS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4", GEOGCS["DHDN", DATUM["Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz", SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128], TOWGS84[590.5,69.5,411.6,-0.796,-0.052,-3.601,8.3]], 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",12], PARAMETER["scale_factor",1], PARAMETER["false_easting",4500000], PARAMETER["false_northing",0], UNIT["metre",1, AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]], AUTHORITY["EPSG","31468"]]
Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)
BOUNDCRS[ SOURCECRS[ PROJCRS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4", 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 4", METHOD["Transverse Mercator", ID["EPSG",9807]], PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",0, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8801]], PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",12, ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433], ID["EPSG",8802]], PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1, SCALEUNIT["unity",1], ID["EPSG",8805]], PARAMETER["False easting",4500000, 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["Cadastre, engineering survey, topographic mapping."], AREA["Germany - former West Germany onshore between 10°30'E and 13°30'E - states of Bayern, Berlin, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein."], BBOX[47.39,10.5,54.59,13.51]], ID["EPSG",31468]]], TARGETCRS[ GEOGCRS["WGS 84", ENSEMBLE["World Geodetic System 1984 ensemble", MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (Transit)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G730)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G873)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1150)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1674)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G1762)"], MEMBER["World Geodetic System 1984 (G2139)"], ELLIPSOID["WGS 84",6378137,298.257223563, LENGTHUNIT["metre",1]], ENSEMBLEACCURACY[2.0]], 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["World."], BBOX[-90,-180,90,180]], ID["EPSG",4326]]], ABRIDGEDTRANSFORMATION["Transformation from unknown to WGS84", METHOD["Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)", ID["EPSG",9606]], PARAMETER["X-axis translation",590.5, ID["EPSG",8605]], PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",69.5, ID["EPSG",8606]], PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",411.6, ID["EPSG",8607]], PARAMETER["X-axis rotation",-0.796, ID["EPSG",8608]], PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",-0.052, ID["EPSG",8609]], PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",-3.601, ID["EPSG",8610]], PARAMETER["Scale difference",1.0000083, ID["EPSG",8611]]]]
Definition: ESRI Well Known Text
PROJCS["DHDN_3_Degree_Gauss_Zone_4", GEOGCS["GCS_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz", DATUM["D_Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz", SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]], PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0], UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]], PROJECTION["Gauss_Kruger"], PARAMETER["False_Easting",4500000.0], PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0], PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",12.0], PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",1.0], PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0], UNIT["Meter",1.0]]
Definition: JSON
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Definition: GeoServer
31468=PROJCS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4",GEOGCS["DHDN",DATUM["Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[590.5,69.5,411.6,-0.796,-0.052,-3.601,8.3]],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",12],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",4500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","31468"]]
Definition: Mapnik
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Map srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=12 +k=1 +x_0=4500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=590.5,69.5,411.6,-0.796,-0.052,-3.601,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> <Layer srs="+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=12 +k=1 +x_0=4500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=590.5,69.5,411.6,-0.796,-0.052,-3.601,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"> </Layer> </Map>
Definition: SQL (PostGIS)
INSERT into spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext) values ( 31468, 'EPSG', 31468, '+proj=tmerc +lat_0=0 +lon_0=12 +k=1 +x_0=4500000 +y_0=0 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=590.5,69.5,411.6,-0.796,-0.052,-3.601,8.3 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["DHDN / 3-degree Gauss-Kruger zone 4",GEOGCS["DHDN",DATUM["Deutsches_Hauptdreiecksnetz",SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[590.5,69.5,411.6,-0.796,-0.052,-3.601,8.3]],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",12],PARAMETER["scale_factor",1],PARAMETER["false_easting",4500000],PARAMETER["false_northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","31468"]]');