EPSG:3906

MGI 1901

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Available transformations
to EPSG:9140
EPSG:9140 - KOSOVAREF01

  • Kosovo. , accuracy 1.0 m, code 9142 (default) [7]

Selected transformation

Method: Position Vector transformation (geog2D domain)

Remarks: Derived at 18 points across the area of Kosovo. May be taken as approximate transformation MGI 1901 to WGS 84 (see code 9143).

Information source: KCA report to EUREF symposium 2005, paper 6-14.

Revision date: 2019-07-04

Attributes

Unit: degree (supplier to define representation)

Geodetic CRS: MGI 1901

Datum: MGI 1901

Ellipsoid: Bessel 1841

Prime meridian: Greenwich

Data source: EPSG

Information source: Various industry sources.

Revision date: 2018-08-29

Scope: Geodesy.

Remarks: Adopted in 1924 replacing MGI (Ferro) (CRS code 4805). Densified in 1948. In Slovenia replaced by D96 (CRS code 4765). In Croatia replaced by HTRS96 (CRS code 4761). In Serbia replaced by SREF98 and then by SRB_ETRS89 (STRS00) (CRS codes 4075 and 8691).

Area of use: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia - onshore; Kosovo; Montenegro - onshore; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia - onshore.

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

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Center coordinates
20.87 42.55

WGS84 bounds:
19.97 41.85
21.8 43.25

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Definition: OGC Well Known Text

GEOGCS["MGI 1901",
    DATUM["MGI_1901",
        SPHEROID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128],
        TOWGS84[628.54052,192.2538,498.43507,-13.79189,-0.81467,41.21533,-17.40368]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
    UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","3906"]]

Definition: OGC Well Known Text 2 (2019)

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        GEOGCRS["MGI 1901",
            DATUM["MGI 1901",
                ELLIPSOID["Bessel 1841",6377397.155,299.1528128,
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            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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            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["Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia - onshore; Kosovo; Montenegro - onshore; North Macedonia; Serbia; Slovenia - onshore."],
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                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)"],
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            PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,
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            CS[ellipsoidal,2],
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                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
                AXIS["geodetic longitude (Lon)",east,
                    ORDER[2],
                    ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433]],
            USAGE[
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis translation",192.2538,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis translation",498.43507,
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        PARAMETER["Y-axis rotation",-0.81467,
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        PARAMETER["Z-axis rotation",41.21533,
            ID["EPSG",8610]],
        PARAMETER["Scale difference",0.99998259632,
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Definition: ESRI Well Known Text

GEOGCS["GCS_MGI_1901",
    DATUM["D_MGI_1901",
        SPHEROID["Bessel_1841",6377397.155,299.1528128]],
    PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],
    UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]]

Definition: PROJ.4

+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=628.54052,192.2538,498.43507,-13.79189,-0.81467,41.21533,-17.40368 +no_defs +type=crs

Definition: JavaScript (Proj4js) 

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Definition: JSON

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Definition: GeoServer

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Definition: MapServer - MAPfile

PROJECTION
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	"ellps=bessel"
	"towgs84=628.54052,192.2538,498.43507,-13.79189,-0.81467,41.21533,-17.40368"
	"no_defs"
	"type=crs"
END

Definition: Mapnik

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	<Layer srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=bessel +towgs84=628.54052,192.2538,498.43507,-13.79189,-0.81467,41.21533,-17.40368 +no_defs +type=crs">
	</Layer>
</Map>

Definition: SQL (PostGIS)

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