EPSG:2221 — Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east

Projected · Greenland - east coast - 68°N to 69°N

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",
    GEOGCS[
        "Scoresbysund 1952",
        DATUM[
            "Scoresbysund_1952",
            SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],
            TOWGS84[105,326,-102.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4195"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],
    PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",67.5],
    PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-32],
    PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],
    PARAMETER["False easting",0],
    PARAMETER["False northing",0],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","2221"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Scoresbysund 1952",
        DATUM[
            "Scoresbysund 1952",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "International 1924",
                6378388,
                297,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7022]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6195]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4195]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Greenland zone 6 east",
        METHOD["Lambert Conic Conformal (West Orientated)",ID["EPSG",9826]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            67.5000000000003,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            -32,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Scale factor at natural origin",
            1,
            SCALEUNIT["unity",1,ID["EPSG",9201]],
            ID["EPSG",8805]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            0,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",18426]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",1031]],
    AXIS["Northing (Y)",north],
    AXIS["Westing (X)",west],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",2221]
]

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 2221,
  "name": "Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Greenland - east coast - 68°N to 69°N",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    68.66,
    -26.99,
    69,
    -25.14
  ],
  "proj4": null
}

PostGIS

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INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2221, 'EPSG', 2221, '', 'PROJCS["Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",GEOGCS["Scoresbysund 1952",DATUM["Scoresbysund_1952",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[105,326,-102.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4195"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",67.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-32],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2221"]]');

GeoServer

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2221=PROJCS["Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",GEOGCS["Scoresbysund 1952",DATUM["Scoresbysund_1952",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[105,326,-102.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4195"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",67.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-32],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2221"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (3)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4195 (Scoresbysund 1952)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Scoresbysund 1952 to WGS 84 (1)	4195 → 4326	1
Scoresbysund 1952 to GR96 (2)	4195 → 4747	10
Scoresbysund 1952 to GR96 (1)	4195 → 4747	12

Other CRS using Scoresbysund 1952

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:2221 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

2221=PROJCS["Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",GEOGCS["Scoresbysund 1952",DATUM["Scoresbysund_1952",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[105,326,-102.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4195"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",67.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-32],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2221"]]

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How do I add EPSG:2221 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (2221, 'EPSG', 2221, '', 'PROJCS["Scoresbysund 1952 / Greenland zone 6 east",GEOGCS["Scoresbysund 1952",DATUM["Scoresbysund_1952",SPHEROID["International 1924",6378388,297],TOWGS84[105,326,-102.5,0,0,0.814,-0.6]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4195"]],PROJECTION["Lambert_Conic_Conformal_(West_Orientated)"],PARAMETER["Latitude of natural origin",67.5],PARAMETER["Longitude of natural origin",-32],PARAMETER["Scale factor at natural origin",1],PARAMETER["False easting",0],PARAMETER["False northing",0],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","2221"]]');

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