EPSG:28191 — Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid

Projected · Asia - Middle East - Israel, Jordan and Palestine onshore

Export Formats

OGC WKT

PROJCS[
    "Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",
    GEOGCS[
        "Palestine 1923",
        DATUM[
            "Palestine_1923",
            SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981],
            TOWGS84[-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1]
        ],
        PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],
        UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],
        AUTHORITY["EPSG","4281"]
    ],
    PROJECTION["Cassini_Soldner"],
    PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",31.7340969444444],
    PARAMETER["central_meridian",35.2120805555556],
    PARAMETER["false_easting",170251.555],
    PARAMETER["false_northing",126867.909],
    UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],
    AXIS["Easting",EAST],
    AXIS["Northing",NORTH],
    AUTHORITY["EPSG","28191"]
]

WKT2

PROJCRS[
    "Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",
    BASEGEOGCRS[
        "Palestine 1923",
        DATUM[
            "Palestine 1923",
            ELLIPSOID[
                "Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",
                6378300.789,
                293.466315538981,
                LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
                ID["EPSG",7010]
            ],
            ID["EPSG",6281]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",4281]
    ],
    CONVERSION[
        "Palestine Grid",
        METHOD["Cassini-Soldner",ID["EPSG",9806]],
        PARAMETER[
            "Latitude of natural origin",
            31.7340969444447,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8801]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "Longitude of natural origin",
            35.2120805555558,
            ANGLEUNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,ID["EPSG",9102]],
            ID["EPSG",8802]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False easting",
            170251.555,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8806]
        ],
        PARAMETER[
            "False northing",
            126867.909,
            LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
            ID["EPSG",8807]
        ],
        ID["EPSG",18201]
    ],
    CS[Cartesian,2,ID["EPSG",4400]],
    AXIS["Easting (E)",east],
    AXIS["Northing (N)",north],
    LENGTHUNIT["metre",1,ID["EPSG",9001]],
    ID["EPSG",28191]
]

PROJ.4

+proj=cass +lat_0=31.7340969444444 +lon_0=35.2120805555556 +x_0=170251.555 +y_0=126867.909 +a=6378300.789 +b=6356566.435 +towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs

Proj4js

How to add a projection to Proj4js? →

proj4.defs("EPSG:28191", "+proj=cass +lat_0=31.7340969444444 +lon_0=35.2120805555556 +x_0=170251.555 +y_0=126867.909 +a=6378300.789 +b=6356566.435 +towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

JSON

{
  "type": "CoordinateReferenceSystem",
  "code": 28191,
  "name": "Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",
  "kind": "projected",
  "area": "Asia - Middle East - Israel, Jordan and Palestine onshore",
  "unit": "metre",
  "bbox": [
    29.18,
    34.17,
    33.38,
    39.31
  ],
  "proj4": "+proj=cass +lat_0=31.7340969444444 +lon_0=35.2120805555556 +x_0=170251.555 +y_0=126867.909 +a=6378300.789 +b=6356566.435 +towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs"
}

PostGIS

How to add a projection to PostGIS? →

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (28191, 'EPSG', 28191, '+proj=cass +lat_0=31.7340969444444 +lon_0=35.2120805555556 +x_0=170251.555 +y_0=126867.909 +a=6378300.789 +b=6356566.435 +towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",GEOGCS["Palestine 1923",DATUM["Palestine_1923",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981],TOWGS84[-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4281"]],PROJECTION["Cassini_Soldner"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",31.7340969444444],PARAMETER["central_meridian",35.2120805555556],PARAMETER["false_easting",170251.555],PARAMETER["false_northing",126867.909],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","28191"]]');

MapServer

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PROJECTION
  "+proj=cass"
  "+lat_0=31.7340969444444"
  "+lon_0=35.2120805555556"
  "+x_0=170251.555"
  "+y_0=126867.909"
  "+a=6378300.789"
  "+b=6356566.435"
  "+towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

GeoServer

How to add a projection to GeoServer? →

28191=PROJCS["Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",GEOGCS["Palestine 1923",DATUM["Palestine_1923",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981],TOWGS84[-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4281"]],PROJECTION["Cassini_Soldner"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",31.7340969444444],PARAMETER["central_meridian",35.2120805555556],PARAMETER["false_easting",170251.555],PARAMETER["false_northing",126867.909],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","28191"]]

Related Coordinate Systems

Available Transformations (3)

Transformations inherited from base CRS: EPSG:4281 (Palestine 1923)

Transformation	Source → Target	Accuracy (m)
Palestine 1923 to Israel 1993 (1)	4281 → 4141	1.5
Palestine 1923 to WGS 84 (1)	4281 → 4326	2
Palestine 1923 to WGS 84 (2)	4281 → 4326	2.5

Other CRS using Palestine 1923

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I add EPSG:28191 to GeoServer?

Add the following definition to your GeoServer configuration:

28191=PROJCS["Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",GEOGCS["Palestine 1923",DATUM["Palestine_1923",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981],TOWGS84[-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4281"]],PROJECTION["Cassini_Soldner"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",31.7340969444444],PARAMETER["central_meridian",35.2120805555556],PARAMETER["false_easting",170251.555],PARAMETER["false_northing",126867.909],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","28191"]]

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How do I add EPSG:28191 to PostGIS?

Add the following definition to your PostGIS configuration:

INSERT INTO spatial_ref_sys (srid, auth_name, auth_srid, proj4text, srtext)
VALUES (28191, 'EPSG', 28191, '+proj=cass +lat_0=31.7340969444444 +lon_0=35.2120805555556 +x_0=170251.555 +y_0=126867.909 +a=6378300.789 +b=6356566.435 +towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs', 'PROJCS["Palestine 1923 / Palestine Grid",GEOGCS["Palestine 1923",DATUM["Palestine_1923",SPHEROID["Clarke 1880 (Benoit)",6378300.789,293.466315538981],TOWGS84[-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0,AUTHORITY["EPSG","8901"]],UNIT["degree",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9122"]],AUTHORITY["EPSG","4281"]],PROJECTION["Cassini_Soldner"],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",31.7340969444444],PARAMETER["central_meridian",35.2120805555556],PARAMETER["false_easting",170251.555],PARAMETER["false_northing",126867.909],UNIT["metre",1,AUTHORITY["EPSG","9001"]],AXIS["Easting",EAST],AXIS["Northing",NORTH],AUTHORITY["EPSG","28191"]]');

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How do I add EPSG:28191 to MapServer?

Add the following definition to your MapServer configuration:

PROJECTION
  "+proj=cass"
  "+lat_0=31.7340969444444"
  "+lon_0=35.2120805555556"
  "+x_0=170251.555"
  "+y_0=126867.909"
  "+a=6378300.789"
  "+b=6356566.435"
  "+towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1"
  "+units=m"
  "+no_defs"
  "+type=crs"
END

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How do I use EPSG:28191 with Proj4js?

Add the following definition to your Proj4js configuration:

proj4.defs("EPSG:28191", "+proj=cass +lat_0=31.7340969444444 +lon_0=35.2120805555556 +x_0=170251.555 +y_0=126867.909 +a=6378300.789 +b=6356566.435 +towgs84=-275.7224,94.7824,340.8944,-8.001,-4.42,-11.821,1 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs");

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